Bagpipes in the Longest Day
Posted on March 26th, 2011 by chipper
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Bagpipes in the film "The Longest Day". Some very funny situations... At 03:10: "There he goes...he's at it again! Did you ever hear such a bleedin' racket in all your life?!"
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I would have fought that much harder to escape the sound of those bagpipes.
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Piper Bill Millen has just recently passed away, a great piper and soldier. However, the movie producer made a classic blunder. In the movie, Lord Lovat orders Piper Millen to play Blue Bonnetts as the men move off the landing beach but the tune played in the movie is actually “The Black Bear.”
Gordon Carter, Pipe Sergeant, Cambridge & Districts Pipe Band, Cambridge New Zealand.
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Even though I saw this film almost 50 years ago (fall of 1962) I remember this scene from the movie–probably because of the bagpipes!
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respect mr millin a quite highlander RIP
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I was told that the Brits outlawed the playing of bagpipes at battles after WWI, so that Lord Lovat was violating orders by having a piper play.
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@JPnintendofan ,,dinna talk pish pal
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@mark102992 It was from the movie…
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@JPnintendofan Or a Scotsman.
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Takes an Irishman to play the pipes.
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big balls the scots have got! in battle armed only with a bagpipe from sword beach to pegasus bridge. that’s 17 miles isn’t it?
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Hero’s the lot of them
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@Englishbobwv That’s all you neeed when facing barbed wire and a machine gun.
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@MrRonnieb615 I dunno, the Brits are pretty ballsy. In WWI, they would jump over the trench with nothing more than a whistle and a swagger stick.
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LOL dont the Germans hate bagpipes. You could tell with the artillery response. lol
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Always loved the scene on the Pegasus Bridge. The capture of the bridge was first class & done before midnight. Meaning the troops had a long night of fighting before being relieved. Their efforts & sacrifice should never be forgotten.
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@bestshowontheweb – What a ridiculously stupid thing to say….
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@sudaev How do you know it’s actually phony sounding. Do you own those guns?
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If you ask me, there’s alot of very peculiar blokes on this beach
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Peter Lawford looks magic but i doubt Lord Lovat would but stupid enough to wear a fucking white jumper why dont you just stick a big sign round his neck saying please shoot me , jerry wasnt that daft
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hmm, “All the Blue Bonnets are over the Border” sounds like the second part of “The Black Bear.” I’m sure piper Millin got it right when he did it.
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HOLD UNTIL RELIVED, HOLD UNTIL RELIVED…
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the pipes and drums are a magnificent part of british and commonwealth of Canada,Australia,New Zealand and South african military heritage
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Hold until relieved !!
Airborne xv para
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rip bill millin