Friendly Fire

The Adventures of Gerard (1970)

Can a movie successfully tell a farce about the Napoleonic wars based on a series by Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, or should we just throw our hands up and munch on popcorn? On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John are in a pickle, they have brought their doggies—while they review this 1970 comedy.Available on: <a href="https://amzn.to/3bwRHET" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, and your local library<a href="https://maximumfun.org/join" target="_blank">Support our show</a>Next Film: The Guns of Navarone (1961)Available on: <a href="https://amzn.to/2JuKFEW" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-guns-of-navarone/id320383228?mt=6&amp;at=1000lPzL" target="_blank">Apple</a>, and your local library

A history podcast with a twist: Friendly Fire uses war movies as a point of entry on not only the history of war, but the history of how societies think about war. John Roderick, Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison dissect movies from throughout the history of cinema, talk about film production, pedantic quibbles with costumes and airplanes, and keep you laughing the entire time.