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Movie was banned in France for over 10 years. Subsequent French releases were heavily edited until the full DVD-release in 2002.
This American movie was the first to openly speak about the French war in Algeria. France would wait eight years with Yves Boisset's Nothing to Report (1973) to evoke this French war.
Anthony Quinn was generally considered too old to play a military role.
The US provided considerable help to the French in Vietnam.
The use of helicopters by the French Army was done before the US Army do it in Vietnam. Before, the choppers were used mainly to evacuate the wounded.
"Merle: A message from the airforce, sir. In 10 minutes, they will be overhead to drop in reinforcements! Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy: We haven't got enough firepower left to cover them, they'll be slaughtered before they hit the ground, get back on the radio and warn them off. Merle: Right sir! [command bunker with radio blown up] Merle: [picking up broken pieces of radio] Poor devils, they'll be here in a few minutes! Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy: Well, what the hell can I do!"
"[Thanks, you just broke my chains]"
