MovieChat Forums > Band of Angels (1957) Discussion > Meaning of title?

Meaning of title?

posted 18 years ago by cengelm
4 replies | jump to latest

What does the english title refer to?

[–] gayspiritwarrior 18 years ago

At one point in the film someone refers to the Union soldiers as "You band of angels."

"The value of an idea has nothing to do with the honesty of the man expressing it."--Oscar Wilde

[–] arthurblock 18 years ago

The film is adapted from Robert Penn Warren's novel of the same name. I wouldn't be surprised if Warren took the words "band of angels" from the spriitual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot". That's not certain, as this phrase has been around for a long time. It occurs at least once in some translations of Psalm 78.

[–] suzycreamcheese1 16 years ago

It's a line from the book...Amantha Starr's husband says it.

Heath Ledger RIP

[–] spookyrat1 8 years ago

I understand that the novel is quite different from the film. but it's kind of funny then that they used the title in the film, when by the conclusion she still isn't married.🐭