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Created by two of the industry’s most proficient goliaths Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg,Band of Brothersis a haunting iteration of how one of the most courageous troupes of men survived the throes of the Second World War.
Based on Stephen E. Ambrose’s non-fiction book of the same name, the HBO miniseries documents the horrific tale of the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, denominated the Easy Company. And the result was an Emmy-wining show that yielded war archives staggering enough to keep you up at night.
Tom Hanks AlteredBand of Brothersto Do Justice to the Real-Life Soldiers
Considering how the WWII miniseries is based on Ambrose’s research findings along with interviews with the real-life veterans of Easy Company, authenticity and precision were of the utmost importance for co-creatorTom Hanks. After all, they were going to chronicle the war-stricken lives of actual soldiers who’d been through the most atrocious dregs of hell and back on the battlefield.
On one episode of theBand of Brothers podcast, Hanks, 67, recollected a conversation he had with the real Major Dick Winters – portrayed byBillions‘ Damian Lewis in the series – during post-production wherein the paratrooper disapproved of the filmmaker’s rendition of things (viaCinema Blend).
What irked Winters the most was how the Easy Company of the US Army Airbourne Paratrooper Division came off as inept and unprepared in theDays of Daysepisode whereas the reality narrated a different story. TheSaving Private Ryanstar recalled what the veteran told him –
‘Tom, we knew what we were doing. We knew where we were. We knew what needed to get done. You have it looking like we haven’t even read the map correctly!’
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Hanks, for his part, heeded Winters’ advice with complete sincerity, refusing to slander the lived experiences of gallant soldiers who risked their lives during World War II.“There isn’t anything that we’ve shot that can’t be moved, changed, altered,”the 2-time Oscar winner reassured the esteemed Major.
Band of BrothersProducers Nailed the Historical Accuracy
The material Ambrose had dug in while penning the annals of the parachute infantry company in the 101st Airborne Division was already extensively researched. But the show’s creators – both of whom also served as executive producers – went beyond the 1992 book and both Hanks andSteven Spielbergmade sure of that.
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TheCaptain Phillipsstar and Spielberg along with the production crew, immersed themselves in the lives and experiences of the heroic men who shed blood, sweat, and tears during the war, ensuring that the on-screen adaptation ofBand of Brothersis as historically accurate as possible (viaDeadline).
“The anecdotal details of behavior and procedure are more important than sticking to story-story-story. The overview of the story becomes one with the moments of character,”Hanks said. And that’s how you both make and preserve history.
Band of Brotherscan be streamed on Max.
Khushi Shah
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With a prolific knowledge of everything pop culture and a strong penchant for writing, Khushi has penned over 700 articles during her time as an author at FandomWire.An abnormal psychology student and an fervent reader of dark fiction, her most trusted soldiers are coffee and a good book.
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