17. A lot of time spent fighting
Watching the film, it’s not hard to imagine that a significant chunk of it is dedicated to battle.
Some of the most intense battle sequences you’ll ever watch
And it’s true: the opening sequence at Omaha Beach in France lasts for around 25 minutes.
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The scene is filled with all sorts of horror in those 25 minutes, and is famously long for a battle sequence.
The Battle of Ramelle lasted 25 minutes too
But it is in fact matched by the Battle of Ramelle at the climax of the film.
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The scene showing the defense mounted by Miller’s unit at Ramelle also lasts for a whopping 25 minutes.
The two battles took up a significant portion of the film’s running time
This means that just under an hour of the film’s total run-time is taken up by just two battles. It’s also a pretty clever example of ring composition.
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