"It's Your Own Fault" | Lost Command (1966) | Now Playing

[@ThePierre58]

So that is where the saying came from, "There's only one rule, don't die" My old training Sgt used bellow that when I went through basic training. He must have been a movie buff.

[@Oasis38727]

The french title is "Les Centurions" of the book of Jean Lartéguy. It takes place during what is called in France "the war of Algeria" 1956-1962. And freely inspired by the course of M. Bigeard > The real motto was : believe and dare (croire et oser)

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

You are right. I remember reading "Les Centurions" in the late 1970s, a wonderful book. Jean Larteguy was a real soldier, he fought in WW2 and Corea, therefore he was fully qualified to write about soldiers and their feelings. Here is a good biography of him: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lart%C3%A9guy

[@cottonreel4195]

And the next book was The Praetorians.

[@WhocaresWhy44]

I saw this in 1966 in the Odeon Theatre Rayner's Lane.

[@piratevolant]

bardella et poutine

[@hoosieryank6731]

Surprised the officer took a back seat on the jeep. The seats on tdhem were usually as comfortable as pineboards, and if you want to sit anywhere in a jeep, in front was usually preferable to in back, given its narrow wheels and such. OTOH, it was a reliable machine and easily repaired and maintiained.

[@randalldunkley1042]

Description is for the film "Play Dirty" with Michael Caine. This is the Algerian French War 1954-1962. The camouflage is correct as the "Lizard Pattern". The uniforms were darker shade than the shelter tent halves. Weapons are very accurate with the exception of the 98K Mausers used by some of the paratroopers.

[@IoannisAr]

Lizard is from the Greek armys camo pattern coming from.

[@alaincharlesleroy87]

Mausers 98K was used in the french army to 1944 at 1954, and a few 98K used in algerian war. Like the P 38, Radom Vis 35, etc ...

[@laurentdevaux5617]

@@IoannisAr Who said that ? The lizzard pattern is french, it begun to be used in 1947. How can anybody could seriously say the French lizzard comes from the Greek pattern as it was created when Greece was still engulfed in a civil war and wore pre-war british and Greek uniforma ? Greeks and Portuguese only copied it !

[@laurentdevaux5617]

@@alaincharlesleroy87 Yes, but not in the regular troops in Algeria, only for local units and also in the first years of the war in Indochina. In Algeria, the paratroopers only used MAT 49 sub-machine guns (we can see some here) and MAS 36 CR 39, the shortened, aluminium folding stock version of the standard MAS 36. Here, the Mauser you see are Spanish 1943 Mauser rifle, which is normal as the fil has been shot in Spain and as the MAS 36 CR 39 is a very rare weapon. The French regular troops in Algeria used only MAS 36, sometimes MAS 49 semi-auto rifle, and later MAS 49-56 semi auto rifle, nothing else

[@marcinjabonski8775]

@@laurentdevaux5617 Czy czapki Bigearda pokazane w filmie są poprawne? Bez osłony karku.

[@davidrobinson8337]

Anthony Quinn was Portraying Marcel Biegard. He was a legendary Paratrooper For France.

[@leductv8645]

❤un soldat français....reste un soldat de la vieille Garde ❤

[@nightbond9285]

Un soldat français qui parle ANGLAIS??? A CETTE EPOQUE??? Bande d'incultes américains... C'est ma vue qui baisse ou il y a alain delon?

[@raphaelvoilquin9533]

Ça dépend !!

[@mackenshaw8169]

The banner reads, "I dare". The caps are called Bigeard caps after the general of the same name. They were standard issue.

[@sonnysantana5454]

w o w , stating the obvious

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

Thank you for the information. Regards.

[@through-faith-alone]

Ο τολμών νικά

[@cedricliggins7528]

Marcel Bigeard France's greatest soldier

[@garydalziel9312]

My clan motto

[@KillrMillr7]

I worked with the Folgore Paradacusti, Bersageleri, Carabineri in Beirut 82-83 & 84. Their engineers were the first on the scene of our BLT bombing. Outstanding soldiers, the Italian’s get a bad rap because of WW2, much more to that story to post here.

[@JG-tt4sz]

When under German leadership, Italian troops were excellent.

[@laurentdevaux5617]

Seems you didn't really look at the story here... it has nothing to do whatsoeverwith Italy and WW2 ! The action takes place in the 50's in French Algeria !

[@JG-tt4sz]

@@KillrMillr7 Thank you for your service.

[@angloaust1575]

Alain delon was an ex marine Saw service in indochina 1953!

[@kevmccorcle3330]

He was radio operator in thé french Navy based in Saïgon. His only feats of arms was material thefts, he was fired of the Navy for this.

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

@@kevmccorcle3330 Correct, he never saw combat. Some fools said he fought as an infantryman, total lies.

[@fun3000able]

@@kevmccorcle3330 False. He was in Dien Bien Phu.

[@kevmccorcle3330]

@@fun3000able no, he was fired of the Navy in 1955, Dien Bien Phu was in 1954. The sea is very far of Diên Bien Phu...

[@fun3000able]

@@kevmccorcle3330 He started in 1953 in the Navy and quit in 1956. No step in Dien Bien Phu, indeed. My bad, I checked too late. The legend was to well tied up.

[@hemming57]

Great Movie, too bad you can't get it anymore.

[@lib556]

Huh? I own a copy on DVD. I think I got it through Amazon. It's also been broadcast a few times recently on TV (TCM, I think). I have 3 or 4 copies of the source novel (Jean Larteguy's Les Centurions). It was out of print for a while so, every time I saw a copy, I'd buy it.

[@pelonehedd7631]

Those caps were later made famous by the Rhodesian’s who also wore them.

[@alexsmith-gn4tp]

Correct, I wish Rhodesia was still there & I'd be there too ❤

[@JG-tt4sz]

Yes, although my first thought was colonial Portuguese caps.

[@Heimrik01]

@@JG-tt4sz Non ce sont les casquettes portées par les militaires français durant la guerre d'Algérie.

[@olegevstigneev5367]

Помним такое кино.С печальным концом.

[@sartainja]

Great movie. Too bad that in 2024 that Hollywood will not crack out such classics,

[@TheMilpitasguy]

I could never find this movie in a streaming service anywhere. No Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, etc.

[@JonnyBSweet]

It's on Tubi now.

[@striker7469]

Cool movie.

[@plaidzebra5526]

This is not WWII, this is the Algerian French War 1954-1962. you can tell by the camo uniforms and hats.

[@jamerv86]

No shit. It’s obvious.

[@juanmanuelparadacontreras9565]

Un filme del género bélico de culto por su dramatismo.

[@alacazaba]

The film is not about ww2, it is about Algeria. They wear the French military lizard camo pattern.

[@skydivingcomrade1648]

They kept the alcoholic and dismissed the fighters.... the times were different.

[@BekaReffa]

تحيا الجزائر 🇩🇿❤❤❤

[@LucaGentili-d1v]

Great movie

[@jaygibson5057]

Where is this movie?

[@jaygibson5057]

Full movie?

[@jcjc1560]

the centurions adapted from the novel by Jean Larteguy

[@angloaust1575]

Lot of deviations from novel The centurions Being a lengthly book the movie was condensed The indochina section especially Jean pouget who was captured at dienbienphu Helped jean larteguy relate The prison camp sessions! There was no countess either in the novel raspeguy was Involved with an arab woman!

[@rayscott4780]

A great movie banned in France….the war for Algers

[@ericroger926]

No, it was never banned in France. I watched it on TV.

[@angloaust1575]

It was banned upto 1975

[@ПрямойВзгляд-п8я]

Такое впечатление, что Алэн Делон не понимает, о чём они говорят. Знал ли он английский на тот момент?

[@wellhungindung]

Oh look, actual men.

[@rupkalamandavi9412]

❤❤❤

[@rangerzito]

Tremenda gorrita para reemplazar los cascos …

[@blackscorpio-us3vy]

The movie desertire French vs algerie,Jean Claude Van Damme the movie Legionnare French vs arab

[@olegevstigneev5367]

15 полк кирасир.

[@alainwelonek5972]

Presenté arme avec un pm est incorrect

[@АхмедАхмед-ч2я]

تحيا الجزائر

[@sawhtoo5431]

၊OK👍👍👍

[@ulisse31]

Le seul fait qu'ils parlent en anglais est une hérésie

[@teddybère]

10th paratrooper regiment (a fictionnal unit created for the film) was airborne unit, not legion, so no germans at all in this unit. Paratroopers among Legion were in 1REP and 2nd REP only with some germans among them.

[@laurentdevaux5617]

Le fil est américain, c'est donc normal ! Mais si vous êtes incapable de comprendre cette langue, il y a une version française très correctement faite, pour une fois

[@stag.3526]

Those caps are indeed the most stupid-looking ones I've ever seen. Unclear on exactly why they couldn't adopt something that looked less silly. The FFL caps are legend, for example...same country, same army. Why not simply make a soft version, as the British did with their service caps in 1914 (giving birth to the "Gor Blimey!" hat for field use).

[@DavidAkhter]

romanticizing the invaders and war criminals....should show what they used to do to civilians

[@PatrickGIRARD-s8x]

There are lots of stupidities in this film. First, it is an anti French and anti french Army then it will be too long to explain.

[@koelhomem]

Great movie. Bad choice of cammo. This cammo was used by the Portuguese Armed Forces at the colonial wars during the 60s and 70s. This cammo was not in use during the 40s.

[@akinz4122]

the youtube description is inaccurate, this movie is set during the Algerian war and follows a French unit conducting counter-insurgency. I'd say weapons and uniforms used aren't too far off the mark.

[@druid799]

I take it your an American ? Because your comprehension of history is very American , atrocious . ‘Lost command’ is not set in the 40’s it’s set against the backdrop of the Algerian War of Independence between 1955-62 ! PLUS French airborne units exclusively wore an almost identical camouflage pattern to Portuguese lizard print(they copied the French pattern) . 🤦‍♂️

[@walkthewind1]

the cammo is correct after 1954 ! it was worn during the algerian war , and the last reinforcement dropped on Dien Bien Phu were also equipped with this cammo

[@JjJjJjJjJ12321]

C'est la tenue léopard que portaient les parachutistes en Algérie !

[@thelostcosmonaut5555]

Isn't this about the French Foreign Legion?

[@mattiacazzanelli3610]

Le lucertole 🎉🎉

[@joetfiona6383]

Je crois que c’est tiré du film « Les Centurions », titre de la version française du film sorti en 1966. Ce film a été interdit en France pendant un certain temps.

[@Darkman-x5s]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@sawhtoo5431]

၊OK👍👍👍