Talk:A Quality of Mercy

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I have the worst urge to tag some of this as original research. 68.39.174.238 06:52, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

When I was very young, I first had no idea what the Nanking Massacre was, and when I finally learned, at age 9? I decided to hate the Japanese. I gave the girl at my swimming class a cold shoulder, and then went home to watch Japanese anime. In my head are those pictures.

When I grew up, I understood that, that girl was not responsible at all. There are people today in that country that denies it, or wish that they had won, and kept their occupation of us, but most people, they just don't know. I grew to only hate the soldiers that committed the crimes.

Now, I'm not even sure of that. Recently in Ming Pao, at the center pages of the columns, an interview with a surviving Japanese soldier who was kept in a Chinese war camp was featured. I still don't know what to think of that, he talks candidly of why they raped the Chinese women; because it was free, unlike having to pay for prostitution. He talks candidly of killing them afterwards. He breaks down emotionally over the account of the merciful treatment at the hands of the Chinese prison warden, who explained that the Japanese soldiers still have family members and if they were killed, the families would want revenge, and then the war will never end. I did wonder, if it was easier for the prison warden to forgive, being a man and not one of the women raped, but who's to know who that warden lost to the Japanese? ...and the warden did have a point, and however horrific the candidness of the Japanese soldier was, I have the impression that somehow, he just didn't know better, he expected to be treated harshly for his crimes, but somehow, he just didn't conceive of an act not involving cruelty.

I know that crimes were committed, I don't know how many of them did it. Recently, more of the other side, just, floated up. In the columns again, a book review, about a book about the review of a Chinese family's history. At the end of the war, people were so, angry, and /pained/, and desperate because the war have left them with less than nothing. Everyone. A Japanese youth who was probably conscripted like so many were at the end of the war, was left behind by his commander. He begged for the mercy of the villagers but the villagers couldn't listen, they've pelt him with rocks, strangled him with a rope, and then salvaged his belongings. A train of Japanese soldiers returning was also attacked. Angry, pained, desperate people, and ugliness all around.

...and it can't be whitewashed, but I wonder, if blood should be paid for blood shed, or if /mercy/ is the just cause, for those who are sorry even if being sorry doesn't make it okay. - leiung 2007, July 4th.

Where does Vic Morrow appear in this episode?
The text says he was in this episode, but he is not among the actors listed in the boxed-in credits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.63.16.82 (talk) 18:18, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

The Text is erroneous. And even though "the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence" there is adequate evidence of Vic Morrow's contractual responsibilities elsewhere than "Twilight Zone" in the original series.Marketex (talk) 10:26, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Vic Morrow does NOT appear in this or in any other episode of the original Twilight Zone series. Some other actor must have been mistaken for him. Marketex (talk) 10:26, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Mr Morrow, in fact, was apparently under contract during the period for production of this and other episodes of Twilight Zone to another major Role as Sgt Saunders in "Combat" as shown on his IMDB entries.Marketex (talk) 10:26, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

1962-1967 Combat! (TV series) Sgt. Saunders

Forgotten Front (2 October 1962) - Sgt. Saunders Rear Echelon Commandos (9 October 1962) - Sgt. Saunders Lost Sheep, Lost Shepherd (16 October 1962) - Sgt. Saunders Any Second Now (23 October 1962) - Sgt. Saunders Far from the Brave (30 October 1962) - Sgt. Saunders Missing in Action (13 November 1962) - Sgt. Saunders Escape to Nowhere (20 November 1962) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Celebrity (27 November 1962) - Sgt. Saunders Cat and Mouse (4 December 1962) - Sgt. Saunders I Swear by Apollo (11 December 1962) - Sgt. Saunders A Day in June (18 December 1962) - Sgt. Saunders The Prisoner (25 December 1962) - Sgt. Saunders Reunion (1 January 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Medal (8 January 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Just for the Record (15 January 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Volunteer (22 January 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Squad (29 January 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Next in Command (5 February 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Chateau (12 February 1963) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Off Limits (19 February 1963) - Sgt. Saunders No Time for Pity (26 February 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Night Patrol (5 March 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Survival (12 March 1963) - Sgt. Saunders No Hallelujahs for Glory (19 March 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Quiet Warrior (26 March 1963) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Battle of the Roses (2 April 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Hill 256 (9 April 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Sniper (16 April 1963) - Sgt. Saunders One More for the Road (23 April 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Walking Wounded (30 April 1963) - Sgt. Saunders High Named Today (7 May 1963) - Sgt. Saunders No Trumpets, No Drums (14 May 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Bridge at Chalons (17 September 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Bridgehead (24 September 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Masquerade (1 October 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Long Way Home: Part 1 (8 October 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Long Way Home: Part 2 (15 October 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Wounded Don't Cry (22 October 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Doughboy (29 October 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Glow Against the Sky (5 November 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Little Jewel (12 November 1963) - Sgt. Saunders A Distant Drum (19 November 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Anatomy of a Patrol (26 November 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Ambush (3 December 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Barrage (10 December 1963) - Sgt. Saunders Thunder from the Hill (17 December 1963) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Party (24 December 1963) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Gideon's Army (31 December 1963) - Sgt. Saunders The Pillbox (7 January 1964) - Sgt. Saunders, Director The General and the Sergeant (14 January 1964) - Sgt. Saunders The Eyes of the Hunter (21 January 1964) - Sgt. Saunders The Hostages (28 January 1964) - Sgt. Saunders Mail Call (4 February 1964) - Sgt. Saunders Counter-Punch (11 February 1964) - Sgt. Saunders A Silent Cry (18 February 1964) - Sgt. Saunders The Hunter (25 February 1964) - Sgt. Saunders What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 1 (3 March 1964) - Sgt. Saunders What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 2 (10 March 1964) - Sgt. Saunders Weep No More (17 March 1964) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Short Day of Private Putnam (24 March 1964) - Sgt. Saunders Rescue (31 March 1964) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Command (7 April 1964) - Sgt. Saunders Infant of Prague (14 April 1964) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Glory Among Men (21 April 1964) - Sgt. Saunders, Director Mountain Man (15 September 1964) - Sgt. Saunders Vendetta (22 September 1964) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Point of View (24 September 1964) - Sgt. Saunders The Duel (6 October 1964) - Sgt. Saunders Silver Service (13 October 1964) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Hard Way Back (20 October 1964) - Sgt. Saunders Operation Fly Trap (27 October 1964) - Sgt. Saunders The Little Carousel (10 November 1964) - Sgt. Saunders Fly Away Home (17 November 1964) - Sgt. Saunders The Impostor (24 November 1964) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) A Gift of Hope (1 December 1964) - Sgt. Saunders A Rare Vintage (8 December 1964) - Sgt. Saunders The Long Walk (15 December 1964) - Sgt. Saunders The Town That Went Away (22 December 1964) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Birthday Cake (29 December 1964) - Sgt. Saunders The Enemy (5 January 1965) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Cassock (12 January 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Losers Cry Deal (19 January 1965) - Sgt. Saunders, Director More Than a Soldier (26 January 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Brother, Brother (2 February 1965) - Sgt. Saunders The Convict (9 February 1965) - Sgt. Saunders The Steeple (9 February 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Dateline (23 February 1965) - Sgt. Saunders A Walk with an Eagle (2 March 1965) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Long Wait (9 March 1965) - Sgt. Saunders The Tree of Moray (16 March 1965) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Cry in the Ruins (23 March 1965) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only), Director The Hell Machine (30 March 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Billy the Kid (6 April 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Heritage (13 April 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Odyssey (20 April 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Beneath the Ashes (27 April 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Main Event (14 September 1965) - Sgt. Saunders The First Day (21 September 1965) - Sgt. Saunders S.I.W. (28 September 1965) - Sgt. Saunders The Linesman (5 October 1965) - Sgt. Saunders The Farmer (12 October 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Evasion (19 October 1965) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Hear No Evil (26 October 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Crossfire (2 November 1965) - Sgt. Saunders 9 Place Vendee (11 November 1965) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Soldier of Fortune (23 November 1965) - Sgt. Saunders The Casket (30 November 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Luck with Rainbows (7 December 1965) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Breakout (14 December 1965) - Sgt. Saunders The Old Men (16 December 1965) - Sgt. Saunders Finest Hour (21 December 1965) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Raider (28 December 1965) - Sgt. Saunders The Mockingbird (4 January 1966) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Good Samaritan (11 January 1966) - Sgt. Saunders Retribution (18 January 1966) - Sgt. Saunders Counterplay (25 January 1966) - Sgt. Saunders Nothing to Lose (1 February 1966) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Ask Me No Questions (8 February 1966) - Sgt. Saunders The Ringer (15 February 1966) - Sgt. Saunders The Flying Machine (22 February 1966) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Hills Are for Heroes: Part 1 (1 March 1966) - Sgt. Saunders, Director Hills Are for Heroes: Part 2 (8 March 1966) - Sgt. Saunders, Director Gitty (15 March 1966) - Sgt. Saunders One at a Time (22 March 1966) - Sgt. Saunders A Sudden Terror (29 March 1966) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Run, Sheep, Run (5 April 1966) - Sgt. Saunders The Leader (12 April 1966) - Sgt. Saunders The Gun (13 September 1966) - Sgt. Saunders The Losers (20 September 1966) - Sgt. Saunders Ollie Joe (27 September 1966) - Sgt. Saunders The Brothers (4 October 1966) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Chapel at Able-Five (11 October 1966) - Sgt. Saunders A Child's Game (18 October 1966) - Sgt. Saunders The Letter (25 October 1966) - Sgt. Saunders Headcount (1 November 1966) - Sgt. Saunders Decision (15 November 1966) - Sgt. Saunders The Outsider (22 November 1966) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Conflict (29 November 1966) - Sgt. Saunders Gulliver (6 December 1966) - Sgt. Saunders, Director The Bankroll (13 December 1966) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Cry for Help (20 December 1966) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) The Furlough (27 December 1966) - Sgt. Saunders Entombed (3 January 1967) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Gadjo (17 January 1967) - Sgt. Saunders Anniversary (24 January 1967) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) Encounter (31 January 1967) - Sgt. Saunders The Gantlet (7 February 1967) - Sgt. Saunders The Masquers (14 February 1967) - Sgt. Saunders (credit only) A Little Jazz (21 February 1967) - Sgt. Saunders Nightmare on the Red Ball Run (28 February 1967) - Sgt. Saunders Jonah (7 March 1967) - Sgt. Saunders The Partisan (14 March 1967) - Sgt. Saunders Marketex (talk) 10:26, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

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First segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie - contradiction with another article
In the section on the partial remake of this episode as a segment in Twilight Zone: The Movie and the fatal accident which killed Vic Morrow and two children it states that "The script called for Connor to be redeemed by saving the two children, but Morrow's death necessitated a darker ending because the available footage did not include the happy ending." I am sure I have heard this elsewhere (and says here the novel of the film goes with this ending), but the relevant section of the Twilight Zone the Movie article substantially contradicts this. It sates that this has been speculated that the film would have ended in this way, but that director and writer John Landis has denied that this was the case and while changes had to be made due to the deaths, the ending was always going to be dark. As this would seem to come from a reliable source and the information here is not cited then I wonder if this should be removed, especially as it is only of limited relevance to this article. Dunarc (talk) 20:19, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
 * It's of no relevance to this article at all, actually; no one has been able to substantiate the claim that the first segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie is an adaptation of "A Quality of Mercy". In fact, some have outright admitted that they base the claim solely on their own personal analysis that the two stories have a couple similarities. I have removed the section you refer to.--Martin IIIa (talk) 20:14, 28 March 2021 (UTC)