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9th November 06, 11:34 PM
#1
Gunga Din
Seems to be running on Turner Classic Movies channel....what a treat.
Have enjoyed the movie since childhood, never appreciated ALL the kilts until now, and all worn so naturally.
Treat yourself if it comes your way.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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9th November 06, 11:47 PM
#2
I have not had TV of any kind: antenna, cable or satellite for over 10 years. Is this the old B&W where at the end of the movie the lead man quotes the last lines of Louis Untermeyer's poem
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din! ?
If so, I remember the movie. A classic!
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9th November 06, 11:56 PM
#3
Aye, the 1939 classic with Cary Grant and Douglas Fairbanks...in the movie they had Kipling write the poem.
Someone made a LOT of kilts for the Scottish soldiers.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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10th November 06, 12:08 AM
#4
 Originally Posted by Riverkilt
...in the movie they had Kipling write the poem.
Ron
Kipling did write the poem.
A kilted Celt on the border.
Kentoc'h mervel eget bezań saotret
Omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum ęgerrume desinere.
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10th November 06, 04:00 AM
#5
Kipling!
Originally Posted by dirkskene
I have not had TV of any kind: antenna, cable or satellite for over 10 years. Is this the old B&W where at the end of the movie the lead man quotes the last lines of Louis Untermeyer's poem
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din! ?
If so, I remember the movie. A classic!
Ahem...That was Rudyard Kipling, as Ruanaidh said, although it appears the gentleman you mentioned edited Modern British Poetry, which included "Gunga Din".
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10th November 06, 07:30 AM
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I stayed up with the Mrs. last night and watched it with much enjoyment.
One thing I did find interesting is that the took the trouble to give the title of "Lord Lovat's Lament" in the captioning at the end whilst no other titles were given for the others. The piping was very good I thought. Does anyone know if they did indeed use a military unit for the pipers?
Imagine what a nightmare it was to coordinate the battle at the end of the movie!
It's a "Guid un" as they say.
Bill
May all your blessings be the ones you want and your friends many and true.
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10th November 06, 07:39 AM
#7
Originally Posted by Riverkilt
..... Kipling ....
Maybe it was Kipling 
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10th November 06, 08:07 AM
#8
Originally Posted by dirkskene
Maybe it was Kipling
There's no "maybes" about it -- it was Kipling! :mrgreen:
T.
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10th November 06, 09:11 AM
#9
Originally Posted by cajunscot
There's no "maybes" about it -- it was Kipling! :mrgreen:
T.
Yup! It was Kipling.
Bill
May all your blessings be the ones you want and your friends many and true.
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10th November 06, 09:15 AM
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Cary Grant and Rudyard Kipling, how could you go wrong. It's been a very long time since I watched it, but's it's well worth watching.
Cheers
-See it there, a white plume
Over the battle - A diamond in the ash
Of the ultimate combustion-My panache
Edmond Rostand
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