Uniform accuracy "War Horse"

[Wasshead]

I saw the movie and was impressed by the battle scenes. Were the uniforms of both the Germans and British accurately portrayed?

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

I saw the movie and was impressed by the battle scenes. Were the uniforms of both the Germans and British accurately portrayed?

They never go that deep in a movie, near enough is close enough

 

[housecarl]

The darts on the officer's tunics were 11" they should be 12".
Other than that spot on,
Carl.

 

[Don]

I can assure you Dave that the horse's uniform was absolutely spot on.
For the soldiers I think they work on a close to the camera is most accurate, after that it doesnt seem to matter.

Don

 

[Wasshead]

Thanks guys. I was curious about the feldgrau of the German's tunics. Seemed a bit blue to me in the movie.

I had a friend who was a re-enactor selected as a extra for the movie "last of the Mohicans. He said the uniforms supplied to him were so cheaply made they would fall apart after a days take. He was also in the patriot and got into the flap about Tavington's (Tarleton) bastardized uniform. All complaints by the re-enactor ( who worked for free) fell on deaf ears

 

[captnenglish]

A few nits to pick, but for Hollywood, not bad overall. As far as the construction, I'm sure it is pretty cheap.

 

[martin tabony]

I can assure you Dave that the horse's uniform was absolutely spot on.
For the soldiers I think they work on a close to the camera is most accurate, after that it doesnt seem to matter.

Don

Except that in the pictures I've seen, they used a "Pelham" bit rather than a "Universal Reversible Port Mouth Bit"

Martin

 

[Barke02]

Reenactors and Hollywood don't go together, so it's hardly suprising your mate wasn't listened to.

As to your initial question...'.what do you think about the uniforms?' Accurate is not a word I'd ever use when it came to films, but it all depends on how far your interest and study level of a particular period is prepared to go. If it floats your boat then roll with it, if not then dig deeper.

Long live the historical nerd!

Cheers,
Jon.