The Real Inglorious Bastards

This story is historic and told so well. The interviews with the real "bastards" are phenomenal., especially Fred Mayer. The role one soldier played in WWII is unbelievable. One soldier, Fred Mayer, changed the course of WWII. I love the archived footage and interviews.

What should have been an excellent and fascinating documentary was for me, a huge disappointment and for one reason, the sound was horrible. I have good hearing, but whomever was responsible for the sound committed a war crime. I could barely hear the gents tell their own story and the narrator can barely be heard over excessive music and sound effects. And frankly, whomever let this slip by should also face trial. Very unfortunate!

Brilliant documentary, nicely interspersed with recreations, of the true story of Operation Greenup. As a WW2 fanatic I was absolutely glued to it the whole way through. The courage and desire of these men was unbelievable. The early days of the OSS ( forerunner to the CIA) where the men virtually picked and suggested their own missions was exciting stuff. These men were true patriots who did everything for their love of freedom and their detestation of the Nazis. They really did change the course of history and helped to shorten the war. Fred Mayer especially was an absolute hero and his torture in Nazi controlled Innsbruck was an incredible act of survival and will. Nicely done.

This was a fairly conventional documentary but the story it told was both timely & inspirational. I think that we need to be reminded of what can happen when we turn our faces from real evil. What these men did must have been truly terrifying and I am in awe of them (& the thousands of others like them). Grateful also. I thought the film Tarantino made was entirely fictitious but again truth is stranger than fiction. Stories like this should never be forgotten. When life seems unfair or too hard, tales like this can give us perspective. They also tell us that we can stand against tyranny and triumph. I have given this a 9/10 not because of any technical or artistic merits, but because the story is so good & important. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

These three men were real heroes who honorably, at great personal risk, and despite the horrific torture of one of them, served to speed the downfall of the Nazis-even to the point of saving the city of Innsbruck, without a single shot being fired.

The more famous film portrays Jews fighting in WWII as not being any better than the Nazis. This film reveals them to be quietly professional and effective.

At the end, it is hard not to swell with pride that the three men risked returning to Europe to fight against the Nazis and for the US.