An entertaining movie, based on an actual events with a romantic twist. The battle of Derne 1805, The First Barbary War. The Marine's Hymn, always a good moral boaster. Thank you for hosting this movie.
F*ck you TH-cam! You have denied me my 1st amendment rights, and I will sue your ass off! There was nothing wrong with the comments you supressed! STOP HARRASSING ME ! ! !
"From the Halls of Montezuma, to the SHORES of Tripoli. My son is a Marine and he and I are both proud of his service. May God continue to Love and Protect the USMC. Can I get a AMEN??
May God start to love and protect the victims of the USMC and all other corps. Bottom line: may there be no more corps to wage aggression on others. Amen.
Semper Fi Mac , and amen to Peggy . I never became a Marine but I did try . A little - they were on me like white on rice and I boogie woogied . But I still love 'em .
Maureen O'Hara was the best actress at giving her leading men what for, and making you believe it. Toe to toe with John Wayne, Brian Keith, Jimmy Stewart, etc. An absolutely, one of a kind, beautiful lady.
The Constitution was a three masted ship, designated a Frigate. In its glorious history, it was named by the Sailors that sailed her, "Old Ironsides". This was due to the oak planks that made her hull, were so tough, cannon fire would just bounce off her hull. I am a history nut, and avid model builder. I had a magnificent model I made on our mantle above the fireplace of her for many years. Full rigged.
One of the first six ships the U.S. Navy had, and our Navy was authorized because the Moslem pirates had made their business capturing Christians, and selling them, either for ransom or into slavery. Yes, that's right, not all slaves were black.
Hey Danny, when you fight for your country, you're also fighting the bad guys & making the world a much safer place. In some ways I felt bad for not serving in the armed forces in my country. I'm awfully glad for the US because you've got a good man in the oval. Thank you for your service & may the US always be on God's side.
OOOOORAAAAAHHHH Marine from old former Marine Vietnam vet, Lt.O'Bannon was awarded the Mamaluke sword by the Pasha of Tripoli for fighting the Barbary pirates.
I clearly remember my stint in Libya while working for a construction company in Wafa, near the border with Algeria. That is part of the Sahara Desert and the place is really inhospitable. Too hot during summer and a long cold winter from October to early May. We have to endure the worst sandstorms in our lives. I have experienced sandstorms in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar, but Libyan sandstorm is the worst.
Such a great movie -- action and romance plus comic one-liners ! Maureen O. and John Payne so good together and was enjoyable to see D'Silva play a good guy. Thoroughly enjoyable film !
When the movie came out I was 2 and it was one of the top movies to be shown on the brand new invention color TV. Every weekend these old color dress up movies were shown. Over and Over and Over.
Darn! That is one heck of a stabilizer that vessel has.. just smooth sailing, no rocking or rolling and without any spray either! Just Kidding, I LOVE these movies... American History makes Great Movies!
This Grade B Hollywood "historical epic" was made during the Cold War and was seen in movie theaters around the world. The "message" was that all AMERICANS, especially US Marines, were "good guys" who would go anywhere to fight for Truth-Justice and the American Way. Just as the USA did in WWII (only 5 years in the past), Americans wanted to be friends with all "good people" because, deep down, they were "just like us", even in the North African desert. The other "message" was that in the 1950s Maureen O'Hara was Hot; especially in Technicolor.
I love the whole wonderful story. The hero, his rich friend/ second, the tough guy sargent that knows all the tricks of native people and the FAKE rich girl with her servent/ big sister friend. The sargent and the servent both have good hearts and they should get them together in a behind the scenes romance that work together to management help for their charges to accomplish the mission and a happy ending. I have not seen this movie before, that I can remember.
Maureen Ohara was beautiful and there were some very handsome men around this time; John Payne, Tyrone Power, Robert Taylor, Clark Gable, Gregory Peck, Gary Cooper to name a few.
Interesting that most of this movie was filmed in the Palm Springs, Calif desert. Many years before the interstate and development. I recognize all the locations.
Ah the eternal friendly rivalry between the Marines and the Navy. The former thinks of the latter as a taxi service whilst the commonly held belief of the Navy is that the Marines are an acceptable substitute for ballast. All joking aside, really do enjoy seeing classics like this.
Question: "Are you willing to have a fight in a phone booth?" Army: "Only if I can bring 1000 of my friends." Air Force: "Only if it flies and the enemy isn't in the phone booth." Navy:"Assuming it has sufficient hot water and breakfast, sure." Marines:"Do I get hand grenades?"
We've forgotten how to write movies, among other stuff. That's my biggest gripe with many modern films, the writing is AWFUL, and once you've seen these old classics, you can't help but notice it!
part of the reason why the dialogue had many double mean or seem spicy at time was cause of censors. You couldn't flat out say some of the bedroom stuff you can get away with now so they often use double meaning that adult would pick up on but was clean enough censor didn't object. The other part is a lot of the script writing was still base from plays which needed dialogue to carry the film. As Movies shifted more and more toward big actions sequences and special effects plus the lack of censor penalizing for blunt speech, dialogue became more realistic. Things we lost as movie modernize are for example actor facial expressions. As most actor had some theater training big showy movement to and facial expressions to tell a story without words was slowly phased out for realistic mannerisms. Plus modern hollywood lost interesting faces and looks. It seem every major star look nearly the same and no one stand out from the pack that much just from their features. I could rant on but yeah hollywood have morph a lot after a 100 years of film making
Always liked Maureen O'Hara. She was very good friends with John Wayne. Her last movie that I saw with her in it was the one with John Candy, where he was a fireman. She was still a beautiful woman. 🎦
I watched this in the 1960's thought it was good but imagined it was just Hollywood but just watched it again in 2024 and read up about it, they did attack with a force of 8 men! The film is largely true what a daring action.
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First military action for the American Marines outside of an American soil !!!! That is why they are mentioning ~~ "shores of Tripoli" ~~ in their lovely song !!!! Yo !! :o) I got it now !!
I'll never forget my disappointment as a kid who enthralled by John Wayne rushed to do my homework and chores to be able to watch a western on tv only for it to be ...yes,John Payne. I never forgave him ...
This was the USA's first special forces operation. Our earliest overseas adventures were a remarkable prelude to our latest ones. In real life this one was more successful than any of us could believe, especially after the humiliating fiasco that preceded it. However, there were no babes along on the operation. Everyone interested in military history should read about these events, which are almost forgotten today. We need a new (and better) movie about it.
Slight discrepancies in the movie. The" American" they were sent to rescue was actually a guy and by latest reports looked nothing like Candice Bergen. And Sean Connery with his Scottish accent playing "the Arab Chieftain"=HILARIOUS. But Brian Keith did do a great impersonation of T.R.
I read the book about this action. I believe it was the first deployment of U.S. Marines on foreign soil. The overland trek was monumental and the local Arabs they recruited could not be trusted but eventually they prevailed over the Barbary Coast Pirates. It was because of them that the Canal du Midi through France was built.
@ZebsFrend "Where does it mention the pirates? Here ..... "The construction of such a structure would save vessels (of trade but also the king's galleys) and goods from sailing around the Iberian Peninsula which could take a month to complete. At that time shipping was fraught with dangers such as piracy and the Barbary pirates."[7]
And despite all the comments, the inaccuracies of the film, a recent tome pretty well spelt it out... the Marines never quite made it to Tripoli, Jefferson went on paying tribute under the table, and the Philadelphia (our newest warship) was surrendered, along with its crew to the Berbers. Wish I remembered the book title, came out around 2007, very good read and funny. Mostly from the Ambassador's diary.
From what I learned what you said is only part of the story. The US Navy & Marines kept going it took a few years but did win. Take a look at : historycollection.co/10-pieces-of-information-on-the-wars-against-the-barbary-pirates/9/
Paying tribute makes more sense than trying to root out the pirates permanently. To keep them from re-surging some ongoing investment in occupying the coastline would be required. But this would make the seas safe for American merchant shipping, and British and French and Spanish and Italian and any other nation that would not be paying a dime for the service. Ultimately, the pirates made too much of a nuisance of themselves and they were rooted out at the expense of the Royal Navy.
Maureen o hara was only her stage name her surname was Fitzgerald and she came from Kells county Meath Ireland she visited the town before she passed away to unveil a statue of her self.☺ hello from royal hill of Tara county Meath Ireland☺
one of IreLand's most beautifuL gifts to tha worLd , and she couLd'v bn wouLd'v bn an amazng Grace o'MaLy oposit Larry OLivier and or one such actor of that era time
I need a uniform historian to explain MSMC epaulletes. At dinner 13:50 Lt. O'Bannon and Pitt have only single shoulder epaulettes, on their right shoulder. Is that a mark of junior company grade officer, where a senior field grade officer, major and above, have two, one on each shoulder? Odd custom.
If anyone wants to know more about this amazing and complicated event read, "The Pirate Coast," by Richard Zacks. An easier read on the subject that's also good is, "Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates," by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger.
Tripoli: Jefferson's Greatest Foreign Policy Failure. Opposite of the 1950 movie. My sources are history books from 1965 & 1971. I wonder if the historians were thinking about this movie when they included details that contradict 95% of the movie. When the land force arrived, the captured Navy crew had already negotiated peace with the ruler who started the war. 10 years later the pirate nests were finally destroyed. www.blairhawkins.net/posts/Specials/Pamphlets/TWR1x.gif
@@blairhawkins7490 I was thinking "are these the same Barbary coast pirates our merchant ships were having so much trouble with? Because from what I remember from history, the U.S. military wasn't very successful in using force to recover the hostages." Didn't the president end up paying the ransome? Its been so long, every important event, person, place and date I haven't confused with every other important event, person, place and date, I have forgotten. Like when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor (
To "M": Thank you. My sentiments exactly!! True, there have been some movies made that were based from true stories, but for the most part movies were meant to entertain!! Thank you.
I was a little confused because this film's title "Tripoli" is immediately followed by the word "Action" which could, perhaps, be made less ambiguous if it were at least written as "action" instead. Anyway, it's a lovely find.
God bless the U.S. Marines and all our services throughout our history. The is no flag in the world as beautiful and all inspirational as the flag of the United States ❤
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This is of course based on the Battle of Derna 1805, what is not mentioned is that it was Hamet Karamanli that attacked and captured the Governor's Palace. Eaton led a courageous attack by the Greek mercenaries on the harbour defenses. Also it fails to mention that the Americans double crossed Hamet and signed a treaty with his brother that he soon broke. The mercenaries never received all their pay either. Not exactly a high point in American history.
Richard Holman the mercs were assholes and no one liked Hamet, anyway. Also it's a dumb 50s movie. Of course it's going to be sensational. Real life usually isn't so one sided or satisfying.
u obviousLy hav a point , but moovie aint about hstoricaL accuracy , tis about a beautifuL Irsh woman being ogLd by dark and wite men wiLe wrng MaxFactor in tha midL of a dsrt whch wouLd put a drag-Queen to shame
@@Wisherperson What do you mean no one liked Hamet? Eaton and O'Bannon wrote tons of letters condemning Jefferson for abandoning Hamet! What are you basing any of the claims you've made on?
Alec Kushmerek it’s been so long I don’t even remember, man and I don’t even remember writing this. I think I had just got done reading Six Frigates by Ian Toll or something.
I recommend you read Brian Kilmeade's Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirate's for the true story. The real ruler was double- crossed by the U S state department. In fact he gifted a sword to the U S, which became the symbol of the Marine Corp.
@@maxjohn6012 unfortunately this movie had nothing to do with Tripoli. I guess you could say this was the forerunner to what would later happen at Tripoli.
An entertaining movie, based on an actual events with a romantic twist. The battle of Derne 1805, The First Barbary War. The Marine's Hymn, always a good moral boaster. Thank you for hosting this movie.
Interesting that this film was released around the same time the US was getting in the Korean War.
Better a morale booster !
Not many movies about the early US and their early navy and early wars.
@@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 Thank goodness! We see far too much of their propaganda as it is! Canadians are constantly bombarded by it.
F*ck you TH-cam! You have denied me my 1st amendment rights, and I will sue your ass off! There was nothing wrong with the comments you supressed! STOP HARRASSING ME ! ! !
I'm a fan of Maureen O'Hare! Jamaica Inn, How green was my Valley, & Quiet Man, classic's never grow old for me!
"From the Halls of Montezuma, to the SHORES of Tripoli. My son is a Marine and he and I are both proud of his service.
May God continue to Love and Protect the USMC. Can I get a AMEN??
Peggy Henson amen
May God start to love and protect the victims of the USMC and all other corps. Bottom line: may there be no more corps to wage aggression on others. Amen.
Semper Fi Mac , and amen to Peggy . I never became a Marine but I did try . A little - they were on me like white on rice and I boogie woogied . But I still love 'em .
Semper Fi Peggy, USMC 1964-68, RVN 66-67
I’m Australian we don’t have marines but we have a dedicated force in the army that are like marines, and yes you have an amen God bless take care
Maureen O'Hara was the best actress at giving her leading men what for, and making you believe it. Toe to toe with John Wayne, Brian Keith, Jimmy Stewart, etc. An absolutely, one of a kind, beautiful lady.
I went through puberty on Maureen O Hara.
Do not forget Jamaica Inn where Alfred Hitchcock used a redhead instead of a blond in the movie.
@@carlreed6186 That's a great show! Hitchcock was the best!
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So I wasnt the only one.
The Constitution was a three masted ship, designated a Frigate. In its glorious history, it was named by the Sailors that sailed her, "Old Ironsides". This was due to the oak planks that made her hull, were so tough, cannon fire would just bounce off her hull. I am a history nut, and avid model builder. I had a magnificent model I made on our mantle above the fireplace of her for many years. Full rigged.
the oak trees they get the planks from are grown on government land in Indiana
You are so correct.
One of the first six ships the U.S. Navy had, and our Navy was authorized because the Moslem pirates had made their business capturing Christians, and selling them, either for ransom or into slavery. Yes, that's right, not all slaves were black.
@@stacysid2 I think the original trees were southern live oak from St, Simons Island Ga.
"If you were under my command you'd be court martialed"
"If I were under your command I'd be dead."
Some good lines that made me chuckle.
"The Sergeant will be watching...and I'll be watching the Sergeant!"
Funny
Thought that many times. Luckily, in combat, my skipper was the best Marine I ever served under. HIP- F2/3 Tet, Hue, Khe Sahn 1968
Great movie! "It's a little late for chivalry!" ... "[And] You're a little heavy for it too!" 🤣
Thanks for posting, I loved this flick when I was a kid. It was one of the many reasons that motivated me to become a Marine.
Semper Fi!
SEMPER FI !
Semper Fi Marine
Bless you for serving and protecting us, many thanks and much respect, sir.
Lol and then you fell on your knees in the Persian Gulf
Hey Danny, when you fight for your country, you're also fighting the bad guys & making the world a much safer place. In some ways I felt bad for not serving in the armed forces in my country. I'm awfully glad for the US because you've got a good man in the oval. Thank you for your service & may the US always be on God's side.
I really enjoy these old movies. No whiz bang, bells and whistles. The needed to write dialogue. Actual sets, no CGI, That is what makes it for me.
My grandson is a direct descendant to O Bannon. When he joined the marines they made a big fuss over it. He was blown away.
OOOOORAAAAAHHHH Marine from old former Marine Vietnam vet, Lt.O'Bannon was awarded the Mamaluke sword by the Pasha of Tripoli for fighting the Barbary pirates.
@@victordelatorre542 I will forward this to my grandson . He can answer it for me.
The director made the end nicer,than most movies I've seen!
I clearly remember my stint in Libya while working for a construction company in Wafa, near the border with Algeria. That is part of the Sahara Desert and the place is really inhospitable. Too hot during summer and a long cold winter from October to early May. We have to endure the worst sandstorms in our lives. I have experienced sandstorms in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar, but Libyan sandstorm is the worst.
Fantástica película. El problema que no controlan las traducciones, sean sub-español y/o voces!!!.
This is how Tripoli was introduced into the Marine hymn!
This is a very good old movie. I love watching old movies.
"Hey, don't shoot em in the back"
"Why not? It's easier"
"??.............................oh yeah"
Loved that
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Such a great movie -- action and romance plus comic one-liners ! Maureen O. and John Payne so good together and was enjoyable to see D'Silva play a good guy. Thoroughly enjoyable film !
SD Prescott: DaSilva was condemned by the HUAC as a commie sympathizer back in the '50s.
D'Silva as Ben Franklin in 1776 was iconic and an absolute stitch.
Love John Payne and Maureen O'Hara.
Thankyou for posting.
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When the movie came out I was 2 and it was one of the top movies to be shown on the brand new invention color TV. Every weekend these old color dress up movies were shown. Over and Over and Over.
The BBC does the same now, but with crappy shows 😁
Primero Cleopatra, integra y completa. Ahora Tripoli, muy histórica. Eso es TH-cam. Al fin.
Darn! That is one heck of a stabilizer that vessel has.. just smooth sailing, no rocking or rolling and without any spray either! Just Kidding, I LOVE these movies... American History makes Great Movies!
It may not be historically accurate but like the Erroll Flynn film Charge of the Light Brigade it makes a darn good action film,thanks for posting.
Back in the good old times when movies where made to entertain and not to deliver "messages"
This Grade B Hollywood "historical epic" was made during the Cold War and was seen in movie theaters around the world. The
"message" was that all AMERICANS, especially US Marines,
were "good guys" who would go anywhere to fight for Truth-Justice and the American Way. Just as the USA did in WWII (only 5 years in the past), Americans wanted to be friends with all "good people" because, deep down, they were "just like us", even in the North African desert. The other "message" was that in the 1950s Maureen O'Hara was Hot; especially in Technicolor.
Remember that this was created during the cold war where propaganda between the TWO sides were high
Well Said😁👏👍🍻
One of my favourite movies!!!!
Lol. You were taken in by the propaganda then. You clearly know nothing about movies.
I love classic old movies. They are just grand. Their action and dialog is far more seeious than today's films and the storylines are solid.
Same here that’s all I watch is old movies
It's been a couple decades since I saw this. It was a nice break from all the new stuff that's been coming out.
Always glad to help a young country get along. Captain Dimitrios
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John Payne was a very good actor and I enjoy his movies
I was going to say that Maureen never looked more beautiful - but I say that almost every time I watch one of her movies!
Good bags!
she was wth-out a doubt one of IreLand's and hoLywood's most beautifuL woman , and wat a cLasy Lady , a cLas-act , pun intnded
I love the whole wonderful story. The hero, his rich friend/ second, the tough guy sargent that knows all the tricks of native people and the FAKE rich girl with her servent/ big sister friend. The sargent and the servent both have good hearts and they should get them together in a behind the scenes romance that work together to management help for their charges to accomplish the mission and a happy ending. I have not seen this movie before, that I can remember.
Good movie and a quality upload! Thanks for posting.
Maureen Ohara was beautiful and there were some very handsome men around this time; John Payne, Tyrone Power, Robert Taylor, Clark Gable, Gregory Peck, Gary Cooper to name a few.
and Errol Flynn !
STEWART GRANGER - GLENN FORD - WILLIAM HOLDEN !!!!!
john wayne, rod cameron, jim davis, robert mitchum....
Interesting that most of this movie was filmed in the Palm Springs, Calif desert.
Many years before the interstate and development.
I recognize all the locations.
The palms at the oasis are either Washingtonia Filifera or Washingtonia Robusta, both native to California, but not native to Libya.
@William NelsonLOL!
San Jacinto Mountains
Really..., Palm Springs, 😂😆. I don’t know I thought otherwise.
@@peterrisbergs7156 < Palms are always they're gonna be .... PALMS !!!! Aren't they ?? :o))
Ah the eternal friendly rivalry between the Marines and the Navy. The former thinks of the latter as a taxi service whilst the commonly held belief of the Navy is that the Marines are an acceptable substitute for ballast. All joking aside, really do enjoy seeing classics like this.
Question: "Are you willing to have a fight in a phone booth?"
Army: "Only if I can bring 1000 of my friends."
Air Force: "Only if it flies and the enemy isn't in the phone booth."
Navy:"Assuming it has sufficient hot water and breakfast, sure."
Marines:"Do I get hand grenades?"
the Navy was a poor taxi service, every time we did landings, I still got wet so much for getting us on shore dry.
All I can say is, great movie well worth watching. Thanks.
Awesome movie I love Maureen O'Hara ❤
If you were under my command captain you would be court-martialed. If I were under your command I would be Dead. Great line.👍
Great classic movie. Thank you for sharing.
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Good movie to watch. My two brothers were Marines. Semper Fi to all you Marines out there.
They are Marines forever....... USMC 1964-68, RVN 66-67
So are soldiers
And soldiers
The dialogue in these older movies is far superior to ANY movies made these days. God....what have we done to our country ?
We've forgotten how to write movies, among other stuff. That's my biggest gripe with many modern films, the writing is AWFUL, and once you've seen these old classics, you can't help but notice it!
part of the reason why the dialogue had many double mean or seem spicy at time was cause of censors. You couldn't flat out say some of the bedroom stuff you can get away with now so they often use double meaning that adult would pick up on but was clean enough censor didn't object. The other part is a lot of the script writing was still base from plays which needed dialogue to carry the film.
As Movies shifted more and more toward big actions sequences and special effects plus the lack of censor penalizing for blunt speech, dialogue became more realistic.
Things we lost as movie modernize are for example actor facial expressions. As most actor had some theater training big showy movement to and facial expressions to tell a story without words was slowly phased out for realistic mannerisms. Plus modern hollywood lost interesting faces and looks. It seem every major star look nearly the same and no one stand out from the pack that much just from their features. I could rant on but yeah hollywood have morph a lot after a 100 years of film making
God Bless the US Marine Corps: from the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli! Great Flick, Ty.
Agreed!
what does GOD have to do with american wars ?
What has atheism got to do with humanity😂😂😂, er comrade?
Halls of Montezuma refers to the Battle of Chapultepec on 12/13 September 1847 during the Mexican-American War
Don't forget the 500 mercinaries they had to hire, but failed to pay
Always liked Maureen O'Hara. She was very good friends with John Wayne. Her last movie that I saw with her in it was the one with John Candy, where he was a fireman. She was still a beautiful woman. 🎦
I miss good actors this was way before my time but have all ways loved old movies/actors.
I watched this in the 1960's thought it was good but imagined it was just Hollywood but just watched it again in 2024 and read up about it, they did attack with a force of 8 men! The film is largely true what a daring action.
Love Howard Da Silva. He was great in "unconquered" an the Best Ben Franklin in 1776 musical. These were ACTORS!!
I just finished watching Howard Da Sliver. Never knew his name . I remember seeing him many time 40 year and more ago
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I love to watch all of John Payne movie's and roger moore ,Robert wagner, John Wayne,rock Hudson james Green,among others,tq
There was a time then Hollywood was proud of America. How refreshing.
That's certainly the raison to to make ridiculous exotic movies films ...
B/S - this is a rather typical Holywood product of the era -cap acting, crap dialogue and cliched and predicable movie plot.
@Jacob Zondag ;)
hoLywood oughta make a moovie about DonaLd tramp , warts and alL , to make great Amrican moovies again
Palm Springs was such a good movie set back then.
Love such classic films.
Thanks for sharing it! I always enjoy watching Great Old Movies though. 👍👌👏
An of course, I'm a subscriber!
Thanks Again Though.
"pirates have challenged America's right to freedom of the seas" - lovely !
This definitely wouldn't be the only time they did either...
this movie is by far better than today's movie
Absolutely agree I only watch classic old movies it nourishes my soul
The one liners are just great
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@Drake Noah instablaster :)
Thank you 🤩🤩🤩💖💖
Yes Maureen was beautiful but not as beautiful as she was in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. GOD BLESS YOU! GOD BLESS AMERICA!! GLORY BE TO GOD!!!
I love the heavy handed politics the agent fer jefferson used on the pasha about raising an army!
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First military action for the American Marines outside of an American soil !!!!
That is why they are mentioning ~~ "shores of Tripoli" ~~ in their lovely song !!!! Yo !! :o)
I got it now !!
500 mercs! Couldn't have done it without them!
Nice movie, playing it at 1.25 speed made it feel more modern. :)
I'll never forget my disappointment as a kid who enthralled by John Wayne rushed to do my homework and chores to be able to watch a western on tv only for it to be ...yes,John Payne.
I never forgave him ...
Semper Fi, Dad! Wish we could have watched this together.
Thank you Father of this man for your courage and dedication to our nation.
This was the USA's first special forces operation. Our earliest overseas adventures were a remarkable prelude to our latest ones. In real life this one was more successful than any of us could believe, especially after the humiliating fiasco that preceded it. However, there were no babes along on the operation. Everyone interested in military history should read about these events, which are almost forgotten today. We need a new (and better) movie about it.
Na, we dont. US blabla.
"The Wind and the Lion" is a nice follow-up to this film -- similar setting, but different events.
+Arlyn Lichthardt Great reference.
Slight discrepancies in the movie. The" American" they were sent to rescue was actually a guy and by latest reports looked nothing like Candice Bergen. And Sean Connery with his Scottish accent playing "the Arab Chieftain"=HILARIOUS. But Brian Keith did do a great impersonation of T.R.
THAT is a good movie!
Yeah
Prof. M. Otto Zeee JCD ECS, indeed, with a great Jerry Goldsmith score
Ok watching in 2019 September greetings from fiji islands cheers guys
I read the book about this action. I believe it was the first deployment of U.S. Marines on foreign soil. The overland trek was monumental and the local Arabs they recruited could not be trusted but eventually they prevailed over the Barbary Coast Pirates. It was because of them that the Canal du Midi through France was built.
+ZebsFrend ya we're such shitheads, take the USA away and you tell me which superpower you want to live under.
I stand corrected. :-)
the us marines WERE FORMED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS.
Zebs unfounded America bashing.
You will provide creditable links for all your statements right?
@ZebsFrend "Where does it mention the pirates? Here ..... "The construction of such a structure would save vessels (of trade but also the king's galleys) and goods from sailing around the Iberian Peninsula which could take a month to complete. At that time shipping was fraught with dangers such as piracy and the Barbary pirates."[7]
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"Is it late for chivalry"
"You're a little heavy for it too". 🤣🤣
And despite all the comments, the inaccuracies of the film, a recent tome pretty well spelt it out... the Marines never quite made it to Tripoli, Jefferson went on paying tribute under the table, and the Philadelphia (our newest warship) was surrendered, along with its crew to the Berbers. Wish I remembered the book title, came out around 2007, very good read and funny. Mostly from the Ambassador's diary.
From what I learned what you said is only part of the story. The US Navy & Marines kept going it took a few years but did win. Take a look at :
historycollection.co/10-pieces-of-information-on-the-wars-against-the-barbary-pirates/9/
Paying tribute makes more sense than trying to root out the pirates permanently. To keep them from re-surging some ongoing investment in occupying the coastline would be required. But this would make the seas safe for American merchant shipping, and British and French and Spanish and Italian and any other nation that would not be paying a dime for the service.
Ultimately, the pirates made too much of a nuisance of themselves and they were rooted out at the expense of the Royal Navy.
Isn't this about the battle of Derna?
Watching again thank you 🤩🤩🤩💖💖
Maureen o hara was only her stage name her surname was Fitzgerald and she came from Kells county Meath Ireland she visited the town before she passed away to unveil a statue of her self.☺ hello from royal hill of Tara county Meath Ireland☺
Paul Carolan actually her surname was Fitzsimons.
one of IreLand's most beautifuL gifts to tha worLd , and she couLd'v bn wouLd'v bn an amazng Grace o'MaLy oposit Larry OLivier and or one such actor of that era time
Great horn player in the opening credits.
What an amazing patriotic movie. I love the columbia the gem of the ocean rendiiton
I need a uniform historian to explain MSMC epaulletes. At dinner 13:50 Lt. O'Bannon and Pitt have only single shoulder epaulettes, on their right shoulder. Is that a mark of junior company grade officer, where a senior field grade officer, major and above, have two, one on each shoulder? Odd custom.
If anyone wants to know more about this amazing and complicated event read, "The Pirate Coast," by Richard Zacks. An easier read on the subject that's also good is, "Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates," by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger.
Also the 5 frigates.
Tripoli: Jefferson's Greatest Foreign Policy Failure. Opposite of the 1950 movie. My sources are history books from 1965 & 1971. I wonder if the historians were thinking about this movie when they included details that contradict 95% of the movie. When the land force arrived, the captured Navy crew had already negotiated peace with the ruler who started the war. 10 years later the pirate nests were finally destroyed.
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@@blairhawkins7490 I was thinking "are these the same Barbary coast pirates our merchant ships were having so much trouble with? Because from what I remember from history, the U.S. military wasn't very successful in using force to recover the hostages."
Didn't the president end up paying the ransome? Its been so long, every important event, person, place and date I haven't confused with every other important event, person, place and date, I have forgotten. Like when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor (
@@blairhawkins7490 the captured crew of USS Philadelphia remained slaves untill freed.
To "M": Thank you. My sentiments exactly!! True, there have been some movies made that were based from true stories, but for the most part movies were meant to entertain!! Thank you.
One small detail that the film got right is the Flag. 15 Stars and 15 stripes.
From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli
I love this movie and the actors.
Gorgeous set.
Thanks for this, Coub!
Fantastic movie to watch.
WHAT A GOOD SCRIPT, SOME OF THE DIALOGUE WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO BE IN A BRITISH FILM
This is a very good picture!
I haven't seen this movie in decades. I last saw it when I was in the 6th grade. A very long time ago.
Great Movie from 1950...I was only born in 1951.
I was a little confused because this film's title "Tripoli" is immediately followed by the word "Action" which could, perhaps, be made less ambiguous if it were at least written as "action" instead. Anyway, it's a lovely find.
Let's salute Lt. Presley O'Bannon and John Payne's portrayal of him.
God bless the U.S. Marines and all our services throughout our history. The is no flag in the world as beautiful and all inspirational as the flag of the United States ❤
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I'd have to agree and I'm Australian.
@@williampoppell5189 I have always wanted to visit your country every since I was a child, I remember a kids TV show, I don't remember the name but it was about a kangaroo. I would look up books about Australia 🇦🇺. But of course I couldn't ever put enough money on the side. A few yrs back I had a inner ear infection so I can't fly anymore.
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@Sjef Hendrickx then find someplace else to live
They were both in to the shores of Tripoli together 8 years earlier 💚
This is of course based on the Battle of Derna 1805, what is not mentioned is that it was Hamet Karamanli that attacked and captured the Governor's Palace. Eaton led a courageous attack by the Greek mercenaries on the harbour defenses. Also it fails to mention that the Americans double crossed Hamet and signed a treaty with his brother that he soon broke. The mercenaries never received all their pay either. Not exactly a high point in American history.
Richard Holman the mercs were assholes and no one liked Hamet, anyway. Also it's a dumb 50s movie. Of course it's going to be sensational. Real life usually isn't so one sided or satisfying.
u obviousLy hav a point , but moovie aint about hstoricaL accuracy , tis about a beautifuL Irsh woman being ogLd by dark and wite men wiLe wrng MaxFactor in tha midL of a dsrt whch wouLd put a drag-Queen to shame
@@Wisherperson What do you mean no one liked Hamet? Eaton and O'Bannon wrote tons of letters condemning Jefferson for abandoning Hamet! What are you basing any of the claims you've made on?
Alec Kushmerek it’s been so long I don’t even remember, man and I don’t even remember writing this. I think I had just got done reading Six Frigates by Ian Toll or something.
@@mikeottawa8158 how right you are and today movies feature a lot of bare skin for the men and women to ogle.
The most spaceous frigate in history...
Pressed cleaned dustless uniforms.
I never knew sailing ships had dry cleaners on board.
Brilliant 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😘
🇺🇸great movie 🎥 🧐🇺🇸🥰😉
i just can't take this film seriously at all 😂😂😂
@Misha Librety oh i didn't know it was a comedy your name sounds better in the Gaeligè
( Misè Sàoirsè )
There were 3 battle ships named after Presley O'Bannon
Maureen O'Hara- the most beautiful actress in history...😌
I like this movie so much it told the old something not see that from along time
Can your brother be trusted? No, but neither can I - sums up that part of the world nicely
Good Movie Thanks 4 Sharing .
I recommend you read Brian Kilmeade's Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirate's for the true story. The real ruler was double- crossed by the U S state department. In fact he gifted a sword to the U S, which became the symbol of the Marine Corp.
The gift of the sword may have been a myth. Nothing is said of the incident until 1917.
@@AnnE-mn8ny who in the world used Hollywood as a history book, anyway?
WERY GOOD FILM THANKS 💞
For Historical notes,,, This was the First Time in American History that a Naval Officer led a Calvary Charge against an enemy. And the last to date.
"...Cavalry" ( no crucifixions involved)
c.f. this
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_the_Dutch_fleet_at_Den_Helder
14 warships and 850 guns captured by a cavalry charge :)
thn again , acording to U$ mythicaL hstory , they out-did tha Romans , pax Amricana
@@maxjohn6012 unfortunately this movie had nothing to do with Tripoli. I guess you could say this was the forerunner to what would later happen at Tripoli.
good movie. timeline was rather abbreviated but it made for a quick pace.