So, I believe, were the Poles.

Regards,

kev35

Quite a mute point considering the war started over Poland and it was then abandoned to the Russians.
Stalin hated the Poles as much if not more than Hitler due to the defeat they inflicted on Russia whan Stalin was minister of the military.
The way the Polish Pilots were treated after the war by both Britain and Russia was totally unacceptable.

Hello New Guy

Could you expand a little on your role in the film/screen play. I am a little confused as you emailed me through a different website and said you were doing a screen play. Obviously there is a big difference between a screen play and a movie.
What exactly is your role? are you the writer or a director ? You say there is no funding yet?
It also seems a bit of a strange project for the US film industry all the recent war films i have seen or been involved in a very modest way, comming out of the states have featured American heros and I have been told there really is no market for films featureing English War vets in the US market are you intending to release here or the US?
You will forgive my questions you see Bob Tuck is an icon for us Brits and your intentions all seema bit vague?:confused:

I don’t mind answering your questions, Graham. Everyone here has been very forthcoming and an explanation is probably due.

This is a project I began of my own volition. I have no relationship to Hollywood at all.

You seem to be confused about the difference between a screenplay and a film. A screenplay is a script written specifically for film. A blueprint. It contains all the scenes, characters, and dialogue the film will contain.

I was introduced to Tuck’s story about 15 years ago by my father. I’ve had an interest in aircraft and flying all my life, and Tuck’s story made a big impression. In fact, until I read Fly For Your Life, I knew virtually nothing about the Battle of Britain. In the last few years I’ve become involved in independent films, including some acting (among other things).

During that time, I discovered that anyone can write a “spec” screenplay, which is a screenplay not commisioned by a production company. I also discovered that a well-written spec about a well-chosen subject stands a better than average chance of being made into a film. It seemed as though no one else was going to do it, and I’d always thought Tuck’s story would make a good film, so I began looking into the legal aspects of acquiring the rights to do a film based on someone else’s work — the book in this case. Nearly a year later, I had an agreement and got to work.

While working on my script, I contacted various companies and people that I thought might want to help me get the film made. Each one has responded with the same enthusiasm I’ve found in this group. One of them has indicated a possible source of funding.

My intention is for this to be produced in the UK, using primarily British actors, a British production company, and British crew. I am well aware of British feelings toward Tuck and his contemporaries, as well as their aircraft. As far as I’m concerned, the Brits have the sole right to help me tell the story. They know the aircraft, the men, and the history better than anyone.

Having said all that, you must understand that without a good script it is pointless to approach anyone for funding. That is why I’m here. I want this to be accurate. In my part of the world, the only thing most people know about the relationship between England and WW2 is that London got bombed. I’m an American who now understands what happened, what England went though, and how different the outcome nearly was.

I want the rest of the world to know. Or at least to be reminded.

I hope that helps.

P.S. I have no intention of directing. That’s way beyond my abilites.

Thankyou that clarifies things somewhat, its certainly a big ambition and I hope you find someone prepared to fund it, probably your best bet would be to approach Peter Jackson. If you PM me I can help with some contact info.

To me as I have stated before this is just tired old Cold War rhetoric – Poland may have come out of WW2 a loser however prior to the war she was not exactly lily-white herself. The process akin to ethnic cleansing directed at Germans after WW1 in some of the western parts of Poland and Poland’s quick grab of some Czechoslovakian territory after the occupation by Germany in early 1939 spring to mind.

We tend to see eastern European affairs through a slightly rosy western democratic haze, when in fact all of the eastern European countries were blithely absorbing, exterminating or just generally making life unpleasant for ethnic minorities for most of the period leading up to WW2. Germany and Russia just took it to a new level of brutality.

However to suggest that the West should have nuked Moscow because of Poland is just plain idiotic – we tend to forget that it was the Russian infantry who beat Germany and won WW2 in Europe for which we owe the millions and millions of Russians who died an eternal debt of gratitude. In comparison we just provided some, albeit, bloody sideshows and in reality we had at best only one bomb available which would have inflicted minimal damage on Moscow while the Russians had in place in Europe sufficient forces which they would have used to chase the Allies back to Canada in retaliation. To have risked that outcome over Poland is not only plain idiotic but would have been suicidal.

The Cold War has been over for 20 years – let the thing rest.

I think you should read the posts properly no one has suggesting nuking Russia to save Poland. To suggest that Russia defeated the Germans single handed in Europe is idiotic. Perhaps you should tell that to all the merchant men that died taking supplies to the Russians? If you dont like the subject dont contribute :confused:

Shouldn’t this thread should be brought to ‘heel’, or at least ‘bend the knee’.

Some people just have to put their Foot in it dont they! 😮