According to IMDB, "Darby's Rangers" is a highly fictionalized account of the first Ranger unit. I have no idea what is and isn't true, but assume the individual stories are fictional. The ending, sadly, also is fictional as there was no 'happy ending' for Colonel William Darby.
The story goes from Darby being appointed commander of the first Ranger unit and continues to the unit's return to the States once their tour of duty was complete. It features a lot of footage of the unit in training in Scotland, as well as action in North Africa and Italy.
The best thing about this film is that although some stock footage was used, it was integrated well into the story and wasn't the often fuzzy or scratchy footage. It also featured a few enjoyable stories within the movie as well as decent acting all around. Worth seeing...but not among the best war films of the era...much of which is because it was so fictionalized.
By the way, I am no professional linguist but the Italian love interest for the Lieutenant was CLEARLY French and her accent is French...with no trace of Italian.
The story goes from Darby being appointed commander of the first Ranger unit and continues to the unit's return to the States once their tour of duty was complete. It features a lot of footage of the unit in training in Scotland, as well as action in North Africa and Italy.
The best thing about this film is that although some stock footage was used, it was integrated well into the story and wasn't the often fuzzy or scratchy footage. It also featured a few enjoyable stories within the movie as well as decent acting all around. Worth seeing...but not among the best war films of the era...much of which is because it was so fictionalized.
By the way, I am no professional linguist but the Italian love interest for the Lieutenant was CLEARLY French and her accent is French...with no trace of Italian.