Despite this being a film directed by the great German Director, Fritz Lang as well as starring Gary Cooper, this is an amazingly ordinary film. It just seems that the movie lacks so much energy, as the actors limp through the film as if half-asleep. There are also MANY parts of the film that make no sense (such as Cooper's blundering into Switzerland at the beginning of the film--even though it is supposed to be a secret mission). Plus, the romance that developed between Cooper and Palmer just seemed contrived. One minute, Ms. Palmer despises Cooper (for no good reason) and the next they were in love!? This seemed much more like a plot device and less like a real attraction.
As for the movie itself, it actually bears a close resemblance to the excruciatingly bad FIRST YANK IN TOKYO--with a very similar plot about smuggling out a scientist out from under Fascist noses to assist the Allied effort to make the atomic bomb. Additionally, the film also is reminiscent of OSS and 13 RUE MADELEINE, though these two films were a bit better--particularly 13 RUE MADELEINE.
It's not a bad film (FIRST YANK IN TOKYO was just terrible, though), but isn't one I'd rush out to see. I just expected so much more! Plus, starring Gary Cooper, you'd expect more.
As for the movie itself, it actually bears a close resemblance to the excruciatingly bad FIRST YANK IN TOKYO--with a very similar plot about smuggling out a scientist out from under Fascist noses to assist the Allied effort to make the atomic bomb. Additionally, the film also is reminiscent of OSS and 13 RUE MADELEINE, though these two films were a bit better--particularly 13 RUE MADELEINE.
It's not a bad film (FIRST YANK IN TOKYO was just terrible, though), but isn't one I'd rush out to see. I just expected so much more! Plus, starring Gary Cooper, you'd expect more.