The respective films were updates of he two classics: Leo McCarey'sAn Affair to Remember (1957)and Ernst Lubitsch'sThe Shop Around the Corner (1940).It ended indelibly in its portrayal, with Christian symbolism, of the death of the 'good' Sergeant in a crucifixion pose on his knees, when he was mortally wounded by Viet Cong soldiers as he emerged from the jungle." He was also introduced o talkative Britisher Mrs.Appleby and a round-faced Latvian diplomat (Edward Conrad) who only grinned and couldn't communicate.Look at those automobiles down there.You can see them so plain, you can even see the people in them.Fred: Yeah, it looks like we're flying by a roadmap.Much-decorated for his war effort, Fred was an Air Force bombadier/captain during the war and spent most of his time in the nose of a bomber: "This used to be my office.