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The private executed was in service during World War II, not the American Civil War. Please change. Hempdiddy 20:05, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
Hmm, seems like this story/novel/film may have been the inspiration for an episode of the show. I can't prove it just yet, but see List of Tales from the Crypt episodes, #38 ("Yellow"). It also stars a father-son pairing (Kirk and Eric Douglas). I believe the senior won an Emmy or something for it, and it was also a very different episode in that there was nothing supernatural about it. According to some reviews, the supposed "horror" was war itself -- how poignant. :) Ham Pastrami ( talk) 03:24, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
The "Plot" section of this article discusses a number of things, almost none of which actually have anything to do with plot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sambeck ( talk • contribs) 22:46, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
This article refers to missed shots, but the article on Slovik says,, "Twelve picked soldiers were detailed for the firing squad from the 109th Regiment. The weapons used were standard issue M1 rifles with just one bullet for each rifle. One rifle was loaded with a blank.[11] On the command of "Fire", Slovik was hit by eleven bullets, at least four of them being fatal. " Is one of these wrong, or is there a subltety I am missing? Kdammers ( talk) 06:14, 11 January 2018 (UTC)
In the historical accuracy section, it states "A slight dramatic license does occur in the final scene, as there is no evidence that the priest attending Slovik's execution shouted 'give it another volley if you like it so much' after the doctor indicated Slovik was still alive". However, in the nonfiction book on which the film is based, this, in fact, does occur in the physician, Dr. Rougelot's, account of the events. So, I don't know why it says here that this was a dramatic license. There is no legitimate source for it, either, just a link to Slovik's service record. But that hardly seems relevant. Can someone fix this?
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The private executed was in service during World War II, not the American Civil War. Please change. Hempdiddy 20:05, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
Hmm, seems like this story/novel/film may have been the inspiration for an episode of the show. I can't prove it just yet, but see List of Tales from the Crypt episodes, #38 ("Yellow"). It also stars a father-son pairing (Kirk and Eric Douglas). I believe the senior won an Emmy or something for it, and it was also a very different episode in that there was nothing supernatural about it. According to some reviews, the supposed "horror" was war itself -- how poignant. :) Ham Pastrami ( talk) 03:24, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
The "Plot" section of this article discusses a number of things, almost none of which actually have anything to do with plot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sambeck ( talk • contribs) 22:46, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
This article refers to missed shots, but the article on Slovik says,, "Twelve picked soldiers were detailed for the firing squad from the 109th Regiment. The weapons used were standard issue M1 rifles with just one bullet for each rifle. One rifle was loaded with a blank.[11] On the command of "Fire", Slovik was hit by eleven bullets, at least four of them being fatal. " Is one of these wrong, or is there a subltety I am missing? Kdammers ( talk) 06:14, 11 January 2018 (UTC)
In the historical accuracy section, it states "A slight dramatic license does occur in the final scene, as there is no evidence that the priest attending Slovik's execution shouted 'give it another volley if you like it so much' after the doctor indicated Slovik was still alive". However, in the nonfiction book on which the film is based, this, in fact, does occur in the physician, Dr. Rougelot's, account of the events. So, I don't know why it says here that this was a dramatic license. There is no legitimate source for it, either, just a link to Slovik's service record. But that hardly seems relevant. Can someone fix this?