An Ungentlemanly Act

TV Movie
1992
2h 10m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

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Royal Marines defend Government House from Argentine invaders during the events that triggered the Falklands War.Royal Marines defend Government House from Argentine invaders during the events that triggered the Falklands War.Royal Marines defend Government House from Argentine invaders during the events that triggered the Falklands War.

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IMDb RATING

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
At the time of release and screening - the real Sir Rex Hunt wrote a letter of complaint to the producers correcting them on matters that they had either omitted or misrepresented. In fact, he had been consulted before and after filming and had attended a private screening for him by the BBC not long before, where he had been very moved and told them he was delighted.

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Maj. Mike Norman: Now I haven't bullshitted you about the odds. We'll fight until the Governor throws in the towel or until we're overrun, which probably means dying. I want you to face that. Death. Think about what it means now and when the firing starts forget it. You are the Green Berets. The Royals. That means you will knock seven shades of excrement out of them before you go down. Don't get angry with whoever dropped you in the smelly stuff. You're in fathoms of it and it's too late. Get angry with the arrogant bastards who are planning to waltz in here thinking you'll just take it up the bum. Now Garry's men know this place and like it and I'm sure some of them have got local girls on their minds. Maybe even sheep. But half of us haven't even had time to find the pub. Tonight, when the time comes, we're fighting for ourselves. For what Royal stands for. For one another.

Connections
Features The Slayer (1982)

Soundtracks
A Life on the Ocean Wave
by Henry Russell
Performed by The Band of the Royal Marines

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Featured review

7/10

Ian Richardson was the wrong choice

Nothing against him as an actor, he's a very good one, but I couldn't think of anyone less well suited to playing Rex Hunt. Ian Richardson is the English Home Counties personified (see him in Francis Urquhart) and Rex Hunt is a Yorkshireman. He could have least have dyed his hair - Hunt didn't have grey hair then, and for all I know, doesn't now!

I wasn't aware that it was filmed in the Falklands, which must have been more than a bit disconcerting for the locals. If I'd been there during the Argentine occupation, the last thing I'd want to hear would be the Argentine national anthem, and the last thing I'd want to see would be cars driving on the right!