why do so many films use US or UK accents instead of the one the real life film is set?

[joko]

such as valkyrie - why do they all speak us or uk accents?

fair enough not shooting in german language, but they could have at least kept in the real life 'feel' of germany by using german accents...

ive seen this a few times and found it vaguely confusing of whch characters are genuinely british/american

do they think we are too dumb to understand a german accent? or is it a stupid attempt to 'americanise' nazi germany to make audiences more comfortable?

whats the point?

thanks

[yogi-bear]

LOL.......A flying nanny with an umbrella, jno.....get it right :)

[jno]

true, I might be confusing her with Nanny McPhee... or Superman...

[yogi-bear]

I fancied Mary Poppins when i was younger........is that wrong, do you think?.......or just a bobby? ......( crush )...........ok, i'll get my coat......lol

[yinyang]

I am the only one that has my teeth set on edge by Sam's ( Sean Astin ) country bumpkin voice in Lord of the Rings - why didn't he just use his normal voice like the rest of the Hobbits ?

A crush on Mary Poppins isn't too weird, Yogi. I used to fancy Dangermouse...

[jno]

vibra, yes, I think that's the problem with German accents, especially in wartime films: they sound comic. American audiences might find themselves thinking of Hogan's Heroes.

[Backdrifter]

Lots of people fancied the pale prim Andrews as Poppins. And probably fantasised being nannied by her. I certainly fancied her on stage in the West End a few years back when she was played by the lovely Laura Michelle Kelly.

[joko]

i agree that a bad accent is awful...but allo allo was deliberate and over the top...i just mean a hint, not a full on 'veee haff vays off makink yoo talk' type think

i just found it annoying that they all spoke normally, it makes it less believable to me...that hitler was a yank

[glen-d]

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