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SUGA DDAY "THE MOVIE"
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I never admitted to anybody during my entire military service that I had been an actor. I was terrified that I would be put in charge of Ensa [Entertainments' National Service Association]. Not even my closest friends knew I was an actor. I told them I was reading English at St Andrews University.
- Richard Todd
In his heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, Richard Todd was Britain’s leading matinee idol. If you love old movies, you’ll have seen Todd in one of his starring roles in “The Virgin Queen” opposite Bette Davis, “Stage Struck” with Marlene Dietrich, or “The Dam Busters” for which he won a Golden Globe Award. He was the tough little Scotsman in the wartime weepie “The Hasty Heart” and had audiences madly hunting for hankies.
Those were the days when Todd streaked across North American film screens as virtually every romantic hero from Rob Roy to Robin Hood. Ian Fleming chose him to play James Bond in “Dr. No” in 1962, but a schedule clash meant Sean Connery stepped into the role.
Little less known is the fact that he was also among the first British soldiers and the first Irishman to land in Normandy on D Day. More specifically, he participated in Operation Tonga during the D-Day landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944.
So it must have been surreal for Richard Todd the hearthrob actor to find himself playing Major John Howard in the epic movie ‘The Longest Day’ (1962) based on Cornelius Ryan’s book. Not least because he served with Howard and took part in the fighting at Pegasus Bridge that Major John Howard was tasked to secure on D Day.
Richard Todd was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1919. His father was a medic in the British Army and, as his posting required, the early years of his life were spent in India. The family settled in Devon upon their return to England, and Richard was educated at Shrewsbury Public School, in Shropshire. The theatre was his first love, and he furthered his dramatic skills at the Italia Conti school, thereafter moving to Scotland where he helped to form the Dundee Repertory Theatre.
When War was declared, Todd went to St. Andrew's University on the following day to volunteer. He was not a member of the University, but he not only convinced the selection unit that he was, but also added that he had been reading English there for six months, and that he had obtained a Cert A in his school cadet corps; a key point to being accepted as an officer. Despite success in passing off this invented career, Todd was to be disappointed by a lack of interest in him thereafter.
Becoming increasingly desperate to get into the War before it ended, he sent numerous letters to the War Office to press his case, which, in June 1940, was finally noticed.
Accepted by the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Todd went to Sandhurst to receive his officer training. He had a very lucky escape here when he was in a corridor on the second floor of a building when it was hit by a bomb, and he was blown into the garden outside by the blast. He got to his feet in the darkness and did not feel particularly affected by it, but an examination by torchlight revealed that his whole body was covered in blood from numerous small wounds.
A spell his hospital delayed his passing out from Sandhurst until early 1941. Celebrating in London, he narrowly avoided death again when he found his usual haunt, the Cafe de Paris, was too crowded to admit him and so he went elsewhere; it was hit by a bomb that same night and 84 people were killed.
His Battalion, the 2nd/4th Battalion The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, was posted to XII Corps in defence of Kent, where a German invasion if it came would almost certainly land. Todd was given command of the infantry in the Dymchurch Redoubt, a fort of the Napoleonic era mounting two six-inch guns.
In the event of an invasion, this would certainly have been a primary target for the enemy, and those manning it were told that, with the main defensive line far to their rear, they would be left to fight to the end. General Montgomery commanded XII Corps at this time, and his characteristic emphasis on training and preparedness led to the formation of the first Battle Schools. Richard Todd attended one of these, and the experience allowed him to run his own School when, in December 1941, he was sent to Iceland with the 1st/4th King's Own Light Infantry to be trained in arctic and mountain warfare.
Returning to England in September 1942, he eventually ended up in the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion of the 6th Airborne Division. He was among troops of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion who, at 00:40 hours on 6 June 1944, landed behind the Normandy beaches in a cornfield, perilously close to tracer fire.
Todd scrambled into a wood and with 150 other paratroopers reached Pegasus and Ranville bridges, vital crossings to allow Allied forces to break out from the beachheads into Normandy. They had been seized by a glider force from the Ox and Bucks Light Infantry under the command of Major John Howard, who needed reinforcements to fend off ferocious German attacks.
In his memoirs, Caught in the Act, Todd would write of the carnage, “There was no cessation in the Germans' probing with patrols and counter-attacks, some led by tanks, and the regimental aid post was overrun in the early hours. The wounded being tended there were all killed where they lay. There was sporadic enemy mortar and artillery fire we could do nothing about. One shell landed in a hedge near me, killing a couple of our men.”
Todd would go on and see action at the Battle of the Bulge and push into the Rhine into Germany. After VE day, his division returned to the UK for a few weeks, then was sent on counter-insurgency operations in Palestine. During this posting he was seriously injured when his Jeep overturned, breaking both shoulders and receiving a concussion. He returned to the UK to be demobilised in 1946.
In 1962, Todd was given the part of Major John Howard in the film adaptation of Cornelius Ryan's book about the D-Day landings, ‘The Longest Day’ (1962). Due to the nature of cinema, it was impossible for the film to give a thorough reflection of the role of the 6th Airborne Division during the Invasion, and as such their activities were solely represented by a reconstruction of the capture of Bénouville Bridge by Howard's coup-de-main force. Although briefly mentioned, the role of the 7th Battalion in the defence of the western bridgehead was largely ignored, and so it appeared as if the defence of the bridge rested only on Howard's men.
Naturally, the omission of their fierce defence of Bénouville caused some resentment amongst veterans, not least because one of their own was championing this re-working of history. Todd, however, regarded ‘The Longest Day’ (1962) as a film rather than a documentary, and his part in it was simply that of an actor doing as he was told.
Richard Todd would never have guessed, that in 17 years since he was on Pegasus Bridge as a paratrooper that he would standing there again as an actor portraying Major John Howard who was given the order: 'Hold,… until relieved'. It had to be Richard Todd’s 'twilight-zone' moment.
The ‘relieve’ for Howard had to come from Lord Lovat and his troops, who had landed on SWORD Beach, and were legging it towards Pegasus Bridge.
Before the shooting of the scenes were started at Pegasus Bridge, the film producer of The Longest Day, Darryl F. Zanuck, had the real life Lord Lovat and Major John Howard brought over to meet the men who were going to portray them (Peter Lawford portrayed Lord Lovat). The men had not seen each other since 6 June 1944.
Photo (above). From L-R: Peter Lawford, Lord Lovat, Richard Todd, Major John Howard.
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I had the absolute best freaking time at the Agust D movie!!! Ah I’m so in love with this man!!!
#agust d#agust d movie#bts#bts suga#suga#suga bts#bangtan#bangtan sonyeondan#bangtan suga#suga bangtan#i’m in love#movies#yooooo#i’m okay#bangtan army#min yoongi#yoongi#bts yoongi#yoongi bts#bts min yoongi#bts min suga#min suga#대취타 daechwita music.#haegum#d day tour#agustd dday#d day the movie
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D-day’s morning stretch (Fortress 1992)
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#agust d#min yoongi#park jimin#jeon jungkook#kim taehyung#kim namjoon#kim seokjin#d day tour#suga#bangtan boys#bangtan sonyeondan#bts#jung hoseok#d day the movie#road to dday#bangtan#agustd dday#army#b-army
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just saw the Agust D Suga D-Day concert movie and it was SO GOOD
I don’t really listen to kpop at all so I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did but it was amazing and I think this is going to be the thing that gets me into kpop
#agust d#suga#agustd dday#d day the movie#kpop#yoongi#after years of refusing to get into kpop#here i am#getting into kpop
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Went to see D-Day yesterday, and omg, there was the cutest little girl there with her mom (I think), and she had an army bomb and was dancing along the row, and it was so adorable!!
Someone also passed out little goodie bags with stickers and photos and jolly ranchers, and it was such a pleasant surprise!!
This was my first experience irl with my fellow Armys, and it was so amazing, I've never felt so comfortable with enjoying a concert before, even at real concerts.
Going in, I was fully prepared to have to sit quietly like a normal movie, and it was so relieving and fun when I realized that everyone was singing along and clapping and dancing!!
Honestly one of the best experiences of my life, I'm so insanely grateful for having found BTS when I did, and finally being able to experience a sliver of what one of their concerts would be was an honor, and I'm glad to have enjoyed it alongside fellow armys!! I felt so seen being in a room with other people who understood my love and appreciation for Yoongi and his work.
Yoongi has been my bias since I first started listening to the boys back in 2016, I was in such a dark place at the time, and he offered me a sense of calm throughout that period. I cried so hard during the movie, (especially seeing him light up when he brought on one of the boys), I'm just incredibly proud of him and all of the boys. They've been through so much and still keep on giving. They give me hope and courage to keep on going when things get rough.
I'm so grateful for the experience, and I'm proud to be a part of Army!!
In conclusion: I love Army, I love BTS and I love Min Yoongi 💜
Also, peep the fit! I felt so overdressed because I dressed like it was an actual concert, but once I was in the theater, it all went away!!
Fun fact! The rubber duck claw game was rigged in a way that it just kept going, so my family and I walked out with like 30 ducks, not including the ten or so, that I hid around the arcade lol
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240408 <SUGA | Agust D TOUR ‘D-DAY’ THE MOVIE> One Day Away
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Ryen I wish we could have a movie night and watch the documentary together 🥹
omfg... wait this sounds like a cute ass idea :'))) how would we do it! i'm kinda down actually??
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friends…i saw him in theaters and i went BONKERS
(might i add that i was ALONE in the theater room..🙂↕️)
#he’s so fine#big screen yoongi#Suga DDay movie#yoongi#agustd#exploded#private performance from yoongi#he gave me a lap dance
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Impressed with BTS ARMY
Last night I had to work at my day job which there was a live viewing of Suga DDAY tour from Japan. I feel it’s important to even knowledge that those who went to the live viewing of the tour were respectful especially when it came to leaving the theater almost spotless which to me it is a big deal especially when some groups who watch movies tend to be messy or leave the theaters in shambles.
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05.16.2023
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JHope In The Box and Suga Road to DDay in Cinemas Workdwide
Source: Bangtan TV
#taehasmysoulinhispocket#bts#jhope#my rainbow ice cream sundae#Hobi#triptych#mint choco line#in the box#Suga#min yoongi#road to dday#movie theatres#trafalgar#무지개#May 2023#Youtube
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i miss you, don't call me - chapter eight: girl dinner
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synopsis: when your acting careers start to pick up you and your boyfriend zoro both decide that it's better to go your separate ways. you didn't want to, but you knew he was right. fast forward to a couple years later, when you're finally starting to heal, your friends score a deal to shoot a movie together with your ex and you're starting to think maybe you haven't really moved on.
of course they all ran into each other. and of course they ended up sitting with each other.
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"'what's a cultural boycott and why should i care if DDAY is being aired in israel?'
good question! let's get into it.
the BDS movement sees it as a form of propaganda to whitewash and legitimize the apartheid state. its one of the most effective ways to "normalise" the occupation.
'okay, but what does that have to do with bts theyre a south korean group?'
yoongi's concert movie is being shown in israelcinemas. cinemas are a space for airing art and culture. the VERY FIRST point refers to the boycott of performances and exhibitions.
'um, but i dont agree with this method. i think its ineffective'
thats simply not true! please note how currently but also historically, its shown GREAT promise. there's A LOT of proof that it works, which is why they're pushing so hard for it.
'but i love bts, i dont want to hurt them'
the only thing that will hurt them is if they find out their projects, in their absence, were normalizing an apartheid state and hurting palestinians. we're in a unique position where our favs are in the military, so let's be loud for them!
'hmm...how do i support the cultural boycott?'
i'm glad youve reached this point!
"respect the palestinian-set guidelines" we can start by really, truly listening to palestinian armys. they have the right to guide their liberation cause. everything is in-line w the bds movement.
its really just a matter of understanding the objective, motivation, and endgoal. its only, and only about the palestinian liberation cause."
- stillwithjin on twitter/X
#HYBEDivestFromZionism#Hybe Divest From Zionism#hybe#hybe labels#hybe entertainment#suga#agust d#min yoongi#d day the movie#d day tour#kpop#kab posts#pro palestine#pro palestinian#paltag#kab posts eng
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