Thanks, I can somehow wind up with a screener bootleg version for $5.
Anyhow, most "Nazi" picture employed English accented actors to play all the roles. The BEST "Nazi" picture I've seen to date is "Downfall" or "Der Untergang" all done in German with subtitles.
The Germans I know do have an accent when they speak English. But, I cannot tell their accents when they speak German. They did speak openly about "after the war", but NEVER right before or during the WWII. I guess, they just do not discuss it with outsiders... And these were young men (~20-something). Something tells me they do know plenty, but culturally, it is in bad taste to discuss any merits of WWII from a German's perspective. IDK?
All this to say, I would never think Tom Cruise as an actor could effectively pull off a legit, non-glamorizing "Nazi" movie. It's like portraying the Antebellum south American pre-Civil War movie--just overall, not a good "period piece" effort for him... Tom Cruise with a Southern Accent? Has he done that before? IDK?
The "Defiance" movie is out January 2nd. I think folks will appreciate that one more.
Eerrrrmmm...can you say The Last Samurai
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He was playing a Union soldier who got sent to Japan to originally fight the Samurai, then wound up joining with them. He did not use an American Southern accent to play that role.
In fact his ex-wife, Nicole Kidman can portray a better Southerner, IMO...
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