Great review. Forgot to mention the eclipse that occured during the battle. I really like the relationships between Bob Hoskins and Dai Bradley, and Peter Vaughan and Phil Daniels.
@racheltoler3895Күн бұрын
I enjoyed the Escaflowne movie on Adult Siwm. Let me tell you. Grity and realistic didn't stop it from being enjoyed by girls more than boys.
@jamesalexander56232 күн бұрын
I was stationed in England at the time in the USAF and saw this on the Big Screen at a Leicester SquareTheatre in London! I thought it was great!
@Augh98-nt2zn3 күн бұрын
Zulu was made and acted by liberals who were proud to be British while Zulu Dawn was made and acted by liberals who wanted to push White guilt. In zulu the British soldiers were strong, proud and competent. In zulu Dawn British soldiers are weak, childlike, and cruel.
@alexandergraham69123 күн бұрын
Kubrick is still watching it now......
@davidphilp44534 күн бұрын
It makes you think why the command split there forces when entering Zululand, hadn't they heard what had happened to George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, that's only 3 years before this Battle in 1879. He to split is force into 3 columns , it's almost the same mistakes. Still our Military Disaster is bigger than the American Disaster, so we win on that Score. I do prefer this Movie to Zulu, because of it slow pace and build up to the Battle. though didn't know Simon Ward's Character was killed in the Battle, thank you for the Information. Enjoyed your Review of Zulu Dawn. Ps notice some of these actors have appeared in Midsomer Murders.
@robertoler37954 күн бұрын
two great movies, been to both places and ridden both battles well done
@Tarmenell5 күн бұрын
Good movie, too bad it's one of the forgotten ones.
@SharonWyatt-Norman6 күн бұрын
My husband was there at Pickett's Charge week as a reenactor. Your commentary is very good and covers all the main points. Saw a few familiar faces in your video. He met Martin Sheen, Richard Jordan, Stephen Lang, and Morgan Shepard, who were all terrific. His company was also (surprise!) featured on the cover of the Video release. Cheers.
@gruntforever74379 күн бұрын
THE Civil War movie in the eyes of myself and many others, Glory is great but this one shows so many small details; the scenes showing the camps; some playing what was called rounders that became baseball. Things like that. I have done reenacting and a lot of living history from Rev War to WW2 and everyone I have ever talked to says that this movie sets the mark for realism. Just like Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers do for WW2
@bregjejabra2510 күн бұрын
This documentary about this movie was well made. Great job and thank you from Holland.
@bregjejabra2510 күн бұрын
Got it on Blue-Ray Disk. Looks fantastic on my 135 inch Projection screen.
@markbowles238210 күн бұрын
Dude.... you are right on the money about this film
@josephwang26711 күн бұрын
'Gettysburg' is my all-time favorite movie; I've never gotten tired of rewatching it. Both the historical battle and the movie were certainly epic, and the acting/character portrayals gripping. With the fate of their respective armies, the nation (and eventually the world) hanging in the balance, it is thought-provoking to consider the effect on history of the words spoken, decisions made, and actions taken by the officers (especially Colonel Chamberlain and General Lee) at critical moments. Kudos to everyone from Michael Shaara to Ron Maxwell, Ted Turner, the actors, the reenactors, and production crew who made this movie an underrated epic.
@RedStarRogue12 күн бұрын
The logistics and labour for this is goddamn insane.
@kamandi136213 күн бұрын
Where did you get the footage of Russians queuing at the cinema? Is it available on disc?
@VoidVolken13 күн бұрын
I got it from a television program called Les Sovietiques, its available on the Criterion Collection Blu Ray of War and Peace.
@JeffreyBernabe14 күн бұрын
Didn't even know. BTS videos existed
@milkymemes503617 күн бұрын
I remember reading an article comprised of interviews from the team behind this film a few years ago and the amount of horse deaths they mentioned were staggering. Apparently horses were just being killed off every day they were being used due to the intensity of some of the cavalry scenes. One story I recall particularly was when the horses run into that sharp cliff and begin falling down it, apparently one of them broke their neck in a hideous fashion and the soldier in charge of the poor thing had to put it out in front of the entire camera crew...
@timverrecchia165417 күн бұрын
Excellent video!
@NP-ui3tr18 күн бұрын
With some exceptions (to move the plot & explain the situation to people who don’t/didn’t know much about the CW or Gettysburg) this is as close to perfect as it gets for a historical war film The lead cast were all phenomenal in their portrayals of their respective characters that it’s not hard to imagine what those men were really like
@Kurzula515018 күн бұрын
Coppola and Ridley Scott notoriously go the extra mile on production design. Bondarchuk went an extra hundred miles. "How many items from Soviet museums do you want, Mr Bondarchuk." "All of them."
@colincolin569618 күн бұрын
Nothing I love better than seeing a small channel make a shit hot video like channels with millions of subs can’t.. never heard of this beast of a film but I’m definitely gonna watch it after this video 😅 top mate.
@salomaonplanetsaturn18 күн бұрын
Thank you chief.
@el_naif19 күн бұрын
An astounding documentary for an astounding film! Kudos!
@joeelliott215720 күн бұрын
11:45 Gettysburg tried to recreate this style of film, but with very little success ?!? I would disagree with this. I liked Waterloo a lot but Gettysburg is a superior film.
@Marky90023 күн бұрын
The scots grey are actually know as life guards
@MrChispa0624 күн бұрын
One thing I learned from reading Christopher Plummer's biography was that the descendant of Arthur Wellesly was acting as a military advisor for the British Army scenes and when he wanted the scene when Wellington's army withdrawn into square formations to feint the French to attack, Bondarchuk refused to film it because he didn't believe it didn't occurr in real life (sources said he was just extremely tired at this point and mainly didn't want to film it out of the amount of time and logistics to operate the scene since they were over production). After much arguing, Wellington's great descendant finally gave up but didn't react poorly and instead simply stated "If you do not wish to accurately portray this scene, then there is nothing else for me to do here." and turned away to walk off the set. At first Bondarchuk didn't care for the loss of an important figure, but then three out of four of the Soviet Generals there to help coordinate the extras playing as the soldiers all turned around and walked with Wellington's descendant as they too agreed with his sentiment of remaining true to historical events. Risking a mutiny in production now, Bondarchuk gaved into his demands and filmed the famous square scene.
@MrChispa0624 күн бұрын
Very well put together documentary which I thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you!
@tnecklover25 күн бұрын
Is it my imagination or is the lady in the ticket booth using an abacus!
@HistoriaenCeluloide26 күн бұрын
*Sergei Bondarchuks wasn't only an epic film directorector but a talented actor as well, practically the most international soviet actor ever, he could be considered the soviet Orson Wells and as a matter of fact, they even coincided in the movie Battle of Neretva (1969)🧐*
@renekauts832326 күн бұрын
Great film no doubt! Production started during Khrushchev's time and was completed during Brezhnev's time?
@VoidVolken25 күн бұрын
Yes
@oo0Spyder0oo26 күн бұрын
Hard to understand why millions would tolerate a leader like Stalin, I guess it’s no different now with Putler.
@renekauts832326 күн бұрын
Stalin and Putin are both mass murderers.
@MarMar-nq9ii20 күн бұрын
Сталин и Путин абсолютно разные, даже противоположные.
@joek60016 күн бұрын
here is your cookie now f off
@valkyrie955327 күн бұрын
Thank you for this elaborate dive into this film behind the scenes history. I have two points to make though: Just because Bondarchyuk was originally from Ukraine, it doesn’t mean he wasn’t already an accomplished and well respected actor/director. After all he was
@davidc519127 күн бұрын
The one Soviet director who flourished under Stalin was Sergei Eisenstein who made visually stunning movies.
@DanielGarcia-tt4uy27 күн бұрын
One of the greatest films of all time. A true masterpiece. Was lucky to see all parts of it in theater in 2019 following its restoration and was floored at how it looked and sounded. Just amazing.
@isrisentoday27 күн бұрын
The film was extremely impressive indeed... but so is this video.
@PeterSmith-go9ef27 күн бұрын
What a blessing the Australian Blu- Ray release of this masterpiece is. With Krzysztof Kieslowski, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and Asghar Farhardi, Kurosawa is my favourite director in world cinema, the list of his masterpieces run into double figures. I have always felt Dersu Uzala was one of his neglected classics, with the exception of "Ran" very few of his films in colour seem to enjoy the esteem of his legendary works in black and white. I rate "Dersu Uzala" alongside "Kagemusha" as a miraculous film in terms of its visual splendour and intimate humanity, a quality that makes Kurosawa the most empathetic of auteur Directors. Thank you for this thoughtful and revealing overview of a wonderful film by a unique Director.
@VoidVolken27 күн бұрын
Kurosawa has so many great films and Dersu Uzala is certainly one of his neglected classics. I am glad you mentioned Kagemusha, as it's my personal favourite Kurosawa film. I feel it doesn't get enough love these days, with it often being overshadowed by Ran. In my opinion it deserves to be right up there with Ran if not higher, I plan on making a video about Kagemusha in the future.
@PeterSmith-go9ef27 күн бұрын
@@VoidVolken I look forward to seeing that video, I hold "Kagemushsa" before "Ran" in my affection, with "High and Low" I consider it his most underrated film, the opening alone is to die for, the photography is beyond mesmerising, and I love Sinichiro Ikebe`s soundtrack, which I purchased after seeing the film, his score to "Dreams" is also so much a part of that films fabric and texture. Your doing a great job with these videos, they provide a fascinating insight and perspective into the works you highlight. In my humble opinion no director deserves a retrospective overview of his work more than Kurosawa. My heartfelt thanks.
@oobrocks28 күн бұрын
The battle of Borodino; which part will I find it (there’s 4 “chapters “) That’s all I care about
@VoidVolken27 күн бұрын
Part 3
@oobrocks27 күн бұрын
Thank u!
@cwilh604428 күн бұрын
So wild that something so epic and well made is just available for free on KZread. Mosfilm just keeps posting all their greatest stuff, with english subtitles to boot, it's awesome.
@brianwolle250928 күн бұрын
have seen it. incredible!
@Latinkon29 күн бұрын
In terms of epic scale, the new Dune movie pales in comparison to Sergei Bondarchuk's magnum opus.
@quano5409Ай бұрын
Awesome work, this is your longest video yet right? It goes to show the staggering amount of work this epic saga required. I also noticed you have quite a few video about 90s scifi anime. I would check those out later when I got the time.
@VoidVolken28 күн бұрын
Yes, this is currently the longest video I have ever made. Concerning videos I have done on 90s anime, I recommend checking out my video on Ghost in the Shell as it's similar to these 'Insane production behind' videos.
@quano540928 күн бұрын
@@VoidVolken Oh nice to know. Would definitely check that video out later.
@CornishCreamtea07Ай бұрын
The biggest blank Cheque ever given to a director.
@JonniePolyesterАй бұрын
It’s on KZread! The Mosfilm channel ….. Kubrick must have been so jealous
@TallorianАй бұрын
Thank you. Despite being Russian I've never before stumbled upon even a domestic review of War and Peace production story, so it's quite interesting to see it from the external perspective. I'd say you did very well with the research, collecting and editing all the footage. The only "cringey" moment for me was with those comments about soldiers and air force not being reimbursed for their part in the movie - I found them to be completely out of place and quite pointless in the essence. As you've stressed yourself on multiple occasions, their involvement was facilitated by the government. And it means just that, all the military servicemen involved in WnP production were on duty, and thus all the costs, materiel, logistics (and wages, where applicable) were covered by the Ministry of Defense. And I seriously doubt there were any hard feelings between MoD and Mosfilm about that. Better imagine how incredible it must have felt for someone to be conscripted to serve those two long boring years in the army, but to find themselves in the middle of a full-scale historical battle reconstruction/reenactment effort. Naturally, that came with certain hardships, but what a unique experience and memories for life to be told to grandchildren!
@RediscoveringLostRailwaysАй бұрын
I really admire your work and would very much like to see this/these film(s). I'd love to see more of your videos focusing on epics - may I suggest Cleopatra (1963), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1965?) and other such epics of the era. Many thanks. Subscribed.
@VoidVolkenАй бұрын
Thanks, while I enjoy making videos on epics there are other topics I would like to cover as well, so I try to reasonably space them out. Cleopatra is on my list but I still need a couple of things before proceeding with that video. The Fall of the Roman Empire is unlikely as I don't even own a copy of the film and its been out of print for years with little prospects of coming back in print, same goes for El Cid.
@brickproduction1815Ай бұрын
I haven't watch this in a long time
@jonathanwilliams1065Ай бұрын
Communism has many problems but it does allow for the resources of an entire nation to be brought to bare for a single project
@jaesemdianmanucan9165Ай бұрын
It was way better than Ridley Scott's Napoleon...
@VoidVolkenАй бұрын
100%
@MungoMcGheeАй бұрын
@@VoidVolken 10,000%
@brianwolle250928 күн бұрын
a million per cent!!!
@kaykutcher210320 күн бұрын
Even King Vidor's stinker War and Peace was better. Herbert Lom as Napoleon was that film's only stroke of genius but at least it had one unlike Scott's. My dad is still gutted.
@jaesemdianmanucan916514 күн бұрын
@@kaykutcher2103 When I watched Ridley Scott's Napoleon I just said that was it? It's disappointing, it lacked grandeur during battles and WTF there are no trenches at Waterloo
@ToastersChannelАй бұрын
Really great stuff man! Learned and saw a lot of new stuff about Bondarchuk and about the productions! Despite the errors and trails [like the mosin error which made me laugh] they are still masterpieces.
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Great review. Forgot to mention the eclipse that occured during the battle. I really like the relationships between Bob Hoskins and Dai Bradley, and Peter Vaughan and Phil Daniels.
I enjoyed the Escaflowne movie on Adult Siwm. Let me tell you. Grity and realistic didn't stop it from being enjoyed by girls more than boys.
I was stationed in England at the time in the USAF and saw this on the Big Screen at a Leicester SquareTheatre in London! I thought it was great!
Zulu was made and acted by liberals who were proud to be British while Zulu Dawn was made and acted by liberals who wanted to push White guilt. In zulu the British soldiers were strong, proud and competent. In zulu Dawn British soldiers are weak, childlike, and cruel.
Kubrick is still watching it now......
It makes you think why the command split there forces when entering Zululand, hadn't they heard what had happened to George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, that's only 3 years before this Battle in 1879. He to split is force into 3 columns , it's almost the same mistakes. Still our Military Disaster is bigger than the American Disaster, so we win on that Score. I do prefer this Movie to Zulu, because of it slow pace and build up to the Battle. though didn't know Simon Ward's Character was killed in the Battle, thank you for the Information. Enjoyed your Review of Zulu Dawn. Ps notice some of these actors have appeared in Midsomer Murders.
two great movies, been to both places and ridden both battles well done
Good movie, too bad it's one of the forgotten ones.
My husband was there at Pickett's Charge week as a reenactor. Your commentary is very good and covers all the main points. Saw a few familiar faces in your video. He met Martin Sheen, Richard Jordan, Stephen Lang, and Morgan Shepard, who were all terrific. His company was also (surprise!) featured on the cover of the Video release. Cheers.
THE Civil War movie in the eyes of myself and many others, Glory is great but this one shows so many small details; the scenes showing the camps; some playing what was called rounders that became baseball. Things like that. I have done reenacting and a lot of living history from Rev War to WW2 and everyone I have ever talked to says that this movie sets the mark for realism. Just like Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers do for WW2
This documentary about this movie was well made. Great job and thank you from Holland.
Got it on Blue-Ray Disk. Looks fantastic on my 135 inch Projection screen.
Dude.... you are right on the money about this film
'Gettysburg' is my all-time favorite movie; I've never gotten tired of rewatching it. Both the historical battle and the movie were certainly epic, and the acting/character portrayals gripping. With the fate of their respective armies, the nation (and eventually the world) hanging in the balance, it is thought-provoking to consider the effect on history of the words spoken, decisions made, and actions taken by the officers (especially Colonel Chamberlain and General Lee) at critical moments. Kudos to everyone from Michael Shaara to Ron Maxwell, Ted Turner, the actors, the reenactors, and production crew who made this movie an underrated epic.
The logistics and labour for this is goddamn insane.
Where did you get the footage of Russians queuing at the cinema? Is it available on disc?
I got it from a television program called Les Sovietiques, its available on the Criterion Collection Blu Ray of War and Peace.
Didn't even know. BTS videos existed
I remember reading an article comprised of interviews from the team behind this film a few years ago and the amount of horse deaths they mentioned were staggering. Apparently horses were just being killed off every day they were being used due to the intensity of some of the cavalry scenes. One story I recall particularly was when the horses run into that sharp cliff and begin falling down it, apparently one of them broke their neck in a hideous fashion and the soldier in charge of the poor thing had to put it out in front of the entire camera crew...
Excellent video!
With some exceptions (to move the plot & explain the situation to people who don’t/didn’t know much about the CW or Gettysburg) this is as close to perfect as it gets for a historical war film The lead cast were all phenomenal in their portrayals of their respective characters that it’s not hard to imagine what those men were really like
Coppola and Ridley Scott notoriously go the extra mile on production design. Bondarchuk went an extra hundred miles. "How many items from Soviet museums do you want, Mr Bondarchuk." "All of them."
Nothing I love better than seeing a small channel make a shit hot video like channels with millions of subs can’t.. never heard of this beast of a film but I’m definitely gonna watch it after this video 😅 top mate.
Thank you chief.
An astounding documentary for an astounding film! Kudos!
11:45 Gettysburg tried to recreate this style of film, but with very little success ?!? I would disagree with this. I liked Waterloo a lot but Gettysburg is a superior film.
The scots grey are actually know as life guards
One thing I learned from reading Christopher Plummer's biography was that the descendant of Arthur Wellesly was acting as a military advisor for the British Army scenes and when he wanted the scene when Wellington's army withdrawn into square formations to feint the French to attack, Bondarchuk refused to film it because he didn't believe it didn't occurr in real life (sources said he was just extremely tired at this point and mainly didn't want to film it out of the amount of time and logistics to operate the scene since they were over production). After much arguing, Wellington's great descendant finally gave up but didn't react poorly and instead simply stated "If you do not wish to accurately portray this scene, then there is nothing else for me to do here." and turned away to walk off the set. At first Bondarchuk didn't care for the loss of an important figure, but then three out of four of the Soviet Generals there to help coordinate the extras playing as the soldiers all turned around and walked with Wellington's descendant as they too agreed with his sentiment of remaining true to historical events. Risking a mutiny in production now, Bondarchuk gaved into his demands and filmed the famous square scene.
Very well put together documentary which I thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you!
Is it my imagination or is the lady in the ticket booth using an abacus!
*Sergei Bondarchuks wasn't only an epic film directorector but a talented actor as well, practically the most international soviet actor ever, he could be considered the soviet Orson Wells and as a matter of fact, they even coincided in the movie Battle of Neretva (1969)🧐*
Great film no doubt! Production started during Khrushchev's time and was completed during Brezhnev's time?
Yes
Hard to understand why millions would tolerate a leader like Stalin, I guess it’s no different now with Putler.
Stalin and Putin are both mass murderers.
Сталин и Путин абсолютно разные, даже противоположные.
here is your cookie now f off
Thank you for this elaborate dive into this film behind the scenes history. I have two points to make though: Just because Bondarchyuk was originally from Ukraine, it doesn’t mean he wasn’t already an accomplished and well respected actor/director. After all he was
The one Soviet director who flourished under Stalin was Sergei Eisenstein who made visually stunning movies.
One of the greatest films of all time. A true masterpiece. Was lucky to see all parts of it in theater in 2019 following its restoration and was floored at how it looked and sounded. Just amazing.
The film was extremely impressive indeed... but so is this video.
What a blessing the Australian Blu- Ray release of this masterpiece is. With Krzysztof Kieslowski, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and Asghar Farhardi, Kurosawa is my favourite director in world cinema, the list of his masterpieces run into double figures. I have always felt Dersu Uzala was one of his neglected classics, with the exception of "Ran" very few of his films in colour seem to enjoy the esteem of his legendary works in black and white. I rate "Dersu Uzala" alongside "Kagemusha" as a miraculous film in terms of its visual splendour and intimate humanity, a quality that makes Kurosawa the most empathetic of auteur Directors. Thank you for this thoughtful and revealing overview of a wonderful film by a unique Director.
Kurosawa has so many great films and Dersu Uzala is certainly one of his neglected classics. I am glad you mentioned Kagemusha, as it's my personal favourite Kurosawa film. I feel it doesn't get enough love these days, with it often being overshadowed by Ran. In my opinion it deserves to be right up there with Ran if not higher, I plan on making a video about Kagemusha in the future.
@@VoidVolken I look forward to seeing that video, I hold "Kagemushsa" before "Ran" in my affection, with "High and Low" I consider it his most underrated film, the opening alone is to die for, the photography is beyond mesmerising, and I love Sinichiro Ikebe`s soundtrack, which I purchased after seeing the film, his score to "Dreams" is also so much a part of that films fabric and texture. Your doing a great job with these videos, they provide a fascinating insight and perspective into the works you highlight. In my humble opinion no director deserves a retrospective overview of his work more than Kurosawa. My heartfelt thanks.
The battle of Borodino; which part will I find it (there’s 4 “chapters “) That’s all I care about
Part 3
Thank u!
So wild that something so epic and well made is just available for free on KZread. Mosfilm just keeps posting all their greatest stuff, with english subtitles to boot, it's awesome.
have seen it. incredible!
In terms of epic scale, the new Dune movie pales in comparison to Sergei Bondarchuk's magnum opus.
Awesome work, this is your longest video yet right? It goes to show the staggering amount of work this epic saga required. I also noticed you have quite a few video about 90s scifi anime. I would check those out later when I got the time.
Yes, this is currently the longest video I have ever made. Concerning videos I have done on 90s anime, I recommend checking out my video on Ghost in the Shell as it's similar to these 'Insane production behind' videos.
@@VoidVolken Oh nice to know. Would definitely check that video out later.
The biggest blank Cheque ever given to a director.
It’s on KZread! The Mosfilm channel ….. Kubrick must have been so jealous
Thank you. Despite being Russian I've never before stumbled upon even a domestic review of War and Peace production story, so it's quite interesting to see it from the external perspective. I'd say you did very well with the research, collecting and editing all the footage. The only "cringey" moment for me was with those comments about soldiers and air force not being reimbursed for their part in the movie - I found them to be completely out of place and quite pointless in the essence. As you've stressed yourself on multiple occasions, their involvement was facilitated by the government. And it means just that, all the military servicemen involved in WnP production were on duty, and thus all the costs, materiel, logistics (and wages, where applicable) were covered by the Ministry of Defense. And I seriously doubt there were any hard feelings between MoD and Mosfilm about that. Better imagine how incredible it must have felt for someone to be conscripted to serve those two long boring years in the army, but to find themselves in the middle of a full-scale historical battle reconstruction/reenactment effort. Naturally, that came with certain hardships, but what a unique experience and memories for life to be told to grandchildren!
I really admire your work and would very much like to see this/these film(s). I'd love to see more of your videos focusing on epics - may I suggest Cleopatra (1963), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1965?) and other such epics of the era. Many thanks. Subscribed.
Thanks, while I enjoy making videos on epics there are other topics I would like to cover as well, so I try to reasonably space them out. Cleopatra is on my list but I still need a couple of things before proceeding with that video. The Fall of the Roman Empire is unlikely as I don't even own a copy of the film and its been out of print for years with little prospects of coming back in print, same goes for El Cid.
I haven't watch this in a long time
Communism has many problems but it does allow for the resources of an entire nation to be brought to bare for a single project
It was way better than Ridley Scott's Napoleon...
100%
@@VoidVolken 10,000%
a million per cent!!!
Even King Vidor's stinker War and Peace was better. Herbert Lom as Napoleon was that film's only stroke of genius but at least it had one unlike Scott's. My dad is still gutted.
@@kaykutcher2103 When I watched Ridley Scott's Napoleon I just said that was it? It's disappointing, it lacked grandeur during battles and WTF there are no trenches at Waterloo
Really great stuff man! Learned and saw a lot of new stuff about Bondarchuk and about the productions! Despite the errors and trails [like the mosin error which made me laugh] they are still masterpieces.