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Based on a True Story? What??


On this DVD's cover it states this film is "based on a true story." OK that's interesting ... I thought the film was pretty fantastic. Let's spend some time on the Google and see what true story we are talking about.

Crickets...

The most I could find is that this film is based on the fact there was a POW camp in Hereford, Texas ... that had many Italians in it ... that remained open into 1946.

Based on the above it is plausible that this population was reluctant to respect the King's armistice (conversely swearing away fascism) and thus remained in the POW camp beyond the end of the war.

That's it ... as much as I could find. No Colonel Gartner ... No Luigi Manin ... No Betty ... No wild horses showing up in the middle of the night to provide safe passage to the Italian who would seek out his Amer lover who he would spend the rest of his life with ... and raise a family with!!!

Such Horseship!!! Which is too bad as the film's basic premise is so promising.

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