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- Based on a true story, one of the many "small" stories prior to WW II, that lend an understanding to the mindsets of the majority of common man cultures, impacted by others perceived as former enemies and perhaps future foes, with the darkening of war clouds on the horizon.
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The story is very loosely based on experiments in 1934 by the German inventor Gerhard Zucker to provide a postal service to the island of Scarp by rocket mail. [2] Another fictionalised account of the experiment formed the basis of a 2001 film, also called The Rocket Post, which was filmed on Taransay. [3]
Nov 20, 2006 · Stranger still is the fact that The Rocket Post is based on a true story. Set on the eve of World War II, Danish thesp Ulrich Thomsen stars as German scientist Gerhard Zucher who aims to...
Mainly set on a remote island off the coast of Harris, called Scarp, the "The Rocket Post" is a well made, acted and plotted film, slightly based on truth. It follows themes of: mail rockets, which were being designed and tested just before WWII; of romance; and of life on many of the Scottish Islands.
The Rocket Post. Based on a true story , one of the many "small" stories prior to WW II , that lend an understanding to the mindsets of the majority of common man cultures, impacted by others perceived as former enemies and perhaps future foes, with the darkening of war clouds on the horizon.
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- Gary Lewis
- Stephen Whittaker
While based on a real character, Zucher’s relatively prosaic story is here morphed into a tale of love triangles, split loyalties and self-sacrifice.
The answer, as so often, is yes and no. Certainly this fact-based tale about German Gerhard Zucher’s attempt to send mail between the Western Isles by rocket on the brink of the Second World War is a good story.
2004 Directed by Stephen Whittaker. Switch off and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Scotland. Based on fact, this film will take you on a journey of love amidst spectacular scenery.
