Watch: The Ghost Army 2013 123movies, Full Movie Online – During World War II, a hand-picked group of American GI’s undertook a bizarre mission: create a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe, with the German Army as their audience. The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops used inflatable rubber tanks, sound trucks, and dazzling performance art to bluff the enemy again and again, often right along the front lines. Many of the men picked to carry out these dangerous deception missions were artists. Some went on to become famous, including fashion designer Bill Blass. In their spare time, they painted and sketched their way across Europe, creating a unique and moving visual record of their war. Their secret mission was kept hushed up for nearly 50 years after the war’s end..
Plot: During World War II, a hand-picked group of American GI’s undertook a bizarre mission: create a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe, with the German Army as their audience. The 23rd Headquarters Special Troops used inflatable rubber tanks, sound trucks, and dazzling performance art to bluff the enemy again and again, often right along the front lines. Many of the men picked to carry out these dangerous deception missions were artists. Some went on to become famous, including fashion designer Bill Blass. In their spare time, they painted and sketched their way across Europe, creating a unique and moving visual record of their war. Their secret mission was kept hushed up for nearly 50 years after the war’s end.
Smart Tags: #deception #world_war_two #independent_film
123movies | FMmovies | Putlocker | GoMovies | SolarMovie | Soap2day
7.6/10 Votes: 568 | |
N/A | RottenTomatoes | |
N/A | MetaCritic | |
N/A Votes: 10 Popularity: 2.406 | TMDB |
Why is this not a movie?
I was reminded of Clooney’s “The Monuments Men.” As much as I liked Clooney’s movie, I think these guys and their story would be ideal material for a film. The Monuments Men involved the plan to save priceless art, but Frankenheimer had already used that theme for The Train. On first impression, the camouflage brigade seems almost a parody of The Dirty Dozen. The idea of assembling a squad of specialists, drawn from professionals in the fine arts, is something new. A war movie featuring various artists, art directors and designers for film and theatre, recording engineers, not only to create camouflage but later to create decoys, plus it all being TRUE–how could such a film not make a mint? I totally loved this documentary, and I am very grateful that the recollections of many of the participants were recorded at last. It is a shame that their story was not told sooner.
a wow of a documentary
Narrated by Peter Coyote, “Ghost Army” from 2013 tells the story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops. These World War II soldiers were given the job of creating a fake traveling army unit. This was in order to deceive the Germans into thinking they were going to attack in a certain area and that there were more soldiers than there actually were.Totally amazing. These men created 90-pound rubber tanks and trucks, built camouflage, used sound fakery of tank movement and other troop sounds, and fake radio signals. This mission was kept secret for over 40 years after the war.
Since many of these men were artists, they sketched the people and the places in their spare time, giving viewers a good idea of not only their talent but how they lived. Some of these soldiers became well known: Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, wildlife artist Arthur Singer, and Art Kane.
This is a fantastic documentary and a must see.
My favorite part was watching four soldiers lifting a rubber tank. One of the soldiers wondered what a German would think if he ever saw tons of an army tank being easily lifted. He planned to say, “Americans are very strong.”
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 8 min (68 min) (original) (USA)
Budget 300
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated TV-PG
Genre Documentary, History
Director Rick Beyer
Writer Rick Beyer
Actors Wesley Clark, Peter Coyote
Country United States
Awards 1 win
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Stereo
Aspect Ratio 16:9 HD
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format N/A
Cinematographic Process N/A
Printed Film Format N/A