
War has no victors, only survivors. Killing destroys the killers as well as the killed; because it murders decency, self-respect and ultimately life itself. The story follows in the footsteps of a squad of young American solders from the early days of the Battle of Britain, through the fierce fighting in Italy and France, to the uneasy peace of Berlin.... (Full plot summary below)
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War has no victors, only survivors. Killing destroys the killers as well as the killed; because it murders decency, self-respect and ultimately life itself. The story follows in the footsteps of a squad of young American solders from the early days of the Battle of Britain, through the fierce fighting in Italy and France, to the uneasy peace of Berlin.
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| User ReviewAnita DOne of the very best war films ever. Way before its time with its SFX, and attitudes to WWII. Unmissable, and there is no excuse now that it has at last been released on DVD. |
| User ReviewAdrian Vi was young when i saw this and it changed my views on war immediately. who says films are just entertainment. Nobody else reviewed the movie? shucks! |
| User ReviewDarren GI didn't know a thing about this film before I saw it, I didn't even know it was a war film until the film started. Written and directedy by Carl Foreman (writer of High Noon and Bridge on the River Kwai), it's a World War II film that tells several stories of soldiers across Europe interacting with each other and the villagers. There are a lot of great moments throughout, I really loved the scene with Eli Wallach and the French woman, Peter Fonda and the dog, and the deserter. But all of the segments are very well done. I also enjoyed the newsreel clips that played between each story, particularly the scene with Bess Truman trying to break the bottle. This was a very well made film, an excellent ensemble, and an overlooked war film from the 60s. |
| User ReviewLone Wi didnt think that much of it atfirst but as i was watching it i was slowly getting more interested and ouldnt take my eyes of it and found it very interesting and i love it when a movie does that to you and in the end it wasnt that bad of a movie the acting was good and it was a good storyline |
| User ReviewPaul DSuperb ensemble of war situations, mostly without any fighting. Wonderful camera angles and odd uses of music, especially in the firing squad scene make this a compelling watch. |
| User ReviewAshley HInteresting though flawed, a collection of short stories of uneven quality-- War mellow-drama!! |
| User ReviewBlack SAn anti-war film for war film buffs who know better, it rode the wave of it's time, basically explaining how the Allied cooperation in WW2 devolved into the decades long "Cold War" era, if you cant grasp this concept you will be frustrated watching this film. Notable for actually showing racist assault on Black troopers trying to have fun in Europe which is realistic for the era. Great cast, with memorable work by young George "Hannibal" Peppard and handsome G. Hamilton. Memorable scene not to be missed of Maurice Ronet as ruthless French Commando leader who schools American troopers on how to take a Nazi machine-gun nest. Not for the easily bored/short attention span crowd, this is "thinking man's" war exploitation cinema.... |