KELLY’S HEROES
Kelly’s Heroes is a 1970 American war comedy drama film directed by Brian G. Hutton and written by Troy Kennedy Martin. Set in 1944, during World War II, it follows a group of disillusioned American soldiers who discover a cache containing millions of dollars of Nazi gold hidden behind enemy lines and embark on an unsanctioned mission to steal it for themselves. The ensemble cast includes Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O’Connor and Donald Sutherland, with supporting performances from Harry Dean Stanton, Gavin MacLeod, Karl-Otto Alberty and Stuart Margolin.
The film emerged during a period of growing experimentation within the war genre, with Kennedy Martin’s script blending traditional wartime action with heist-film mechanics and contemporary, anti-authoritarian humor. Originally conceived with a more serious tone, the screenplay evolved into a satirical, character-driven story that emphasized the absurdities of military bureaucracy and the cynicism felt by soldiers near the end of the conflict.
Kelly’s Heroes was produced as a U.S.–Yugoslav co-production, with principal photography taking place across what is now Croatia and Serbia on a $4 million budget. The Yugoslav Army supplied extensive World War II–era tanks, vehicles, uniforms, and artillery, allowing the production to stage large-scale battle sequences and recreate the European theater with a degree of realism uncommon for war comedies of the period. The combination of American studio backing and Yugoslav military resources contributed to the film’s ambitious scale and visual identity.
Released on June 23, 1970, Kelly’s Heroes gained lasting popularity through television broadcasts and home-media releases, becoming known for its off-beat tone, eclectic cast, and mixture of action, satire, and ensemble comedy. In the decades since its release, it has developed a reputation as a unique hybrid of war film and caper movie.
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GOOD MORNING VIETNAM
Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American war comedy drama film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as an Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) DJ who proves hugely popular with the troops, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his “irreverent tendency”. The story is loosely based on the experiences of AFRS DJ Adrian Cronauer.[3]
Most of Williams’s performances portraying Cronauer’s radio broadcasts were improvisations. The film was released by Buena Vista Pictures (under its Touchstone Pictures banner) to critical and commercial success; for his work in the film, Williams won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In 2000, the film ranked number 100 on the American Film Institute‘s “100 Years…100 Laughs” list, containing 100 movies considered the funniest movies in American cinema.