Legend born on wave of death
Wellington film giant Peter Jackson may attempt to stay true to history with his remake of 1955 war film The Dam Busters, but at least one detail is likely to be changed.
In the original, Wing Commander Guy Gibson's dog was called Nigger and that outdated racial slur became one of the code words used during the infamous dam raids. The little black dog in Jackson's remake probably will be named something a little less offensive to modern audiences.
I understand that it's an offensive term, but it was the name of the dog! hum... what do you think? I mean, the movie called The Fastest Indian is a bit offensive if you don't know it's about a motorbike. Indians are now called Native Americans...
The Dambusters were a legendary squadron of largely hand-picked airmen, including two Kiwis, who flew a dangerous mission to explode dams in western Germany while the Nazi war machine flexed its might.
Early in 1943 they trained for seven weeks, flying at tree-top level, unaware of what they were training for. MORE
In the original, Wing Commander Guy Gibson's dog was called Nigger and that outdated racial slur became one of the code words used during the infamous dam raids. The little black dog in Jackson's remake probably will be named something a little less offensive to modern audiences.
I understand that it's an offensive term, but it was the name of the dog! hum... what do you think? I mean, the movie called The Fastest Indian is a bit offensive if you don't know it's about a motorbike. Indians are now called Native Americans...
The Dambusters were a legendary squadron of largely hand-picked airmen, including two Kiwis, who flew a dangerous mission to explode dams in western Germany while the Nazi war machine flexed its might.
Early in 1943 they trained for seven weeks, flying at tree-top level, unaware of what they were training for. MORE
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