Director Rush's dream project: took 9 years to get to the screen. Filmed in 1978. Fox would not release it until 1980. The "movie within a movie" being filmed is entitled "Devil's Squadron". It can be seen on the production t-shirts being worn by the crew. Peter O'Toole based his portrayal on director David Lean. François Truffaut were early contenders to direct the film version of Paul Brodeur's novel. Truffaut borrowed elements from the story for Nuit améri ...[Read Story ]