Following the success of her 2010 film
The Real M*A*S*H, which profiled some of the real-life staff of the 8055th
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital which had inspired the popular
M*A*S*H media franchise, History asked Lee to make a similar film exploring a real story with connections to
Quentin Tarantino's recent hit film
Inglourious Basterds. She had not seen the film, but after viewing it she identified the themes of resistance and fighting back as being what had most resonated with audiences, and found the story of Operation Greenup after some research. The film featured interviews with both Mayer and Wijnberg; Weber had already died by that time, but some of his surviving relatives shared their knowledge of his experiences. The film also blended original newsreel footage from the war, and dramatic re-enactments of some events with the trio portrayed by actors Steve Shand as Mayer, Eric Markewich as Wijnberg and Sean Connolly Affleck as Weber. ==Distribution==