This seldom seen, WW2 desert warfare movie boasts an excellent cast of the day. There's Dickie Attenborough and good old John Gregson for a start.
As other posts have mentioned; it's a wee bit formulaic. Most of the heat-'n'-sand issues are addressed, but there's an absence of gritty (no pun intended) realism. I think more stress could have been placed upon the hardships of driving over a rock-strewn nowhere in the scalding hot sun, to say nothing of their exposed circumstances. They never get a single puncture, and only sink-in once. There's a good mix of characters and some suitably fractious in-fighting, but nothing to cause a fight. It's filmed in Black & white.
They've got to destroy an enemy position and - like 'None But The Brave' - discover more than they bargained for and must return to base to give warning.
As I say; it's formulaic, there are no surprises. If anything it's the players that keep it going, though even they seem to be just working-by-numbers. It's a decent matinée that'll entertain if you've nothing better to do. Though it sure isn't collectible.
It is available on DVD; however, I'm advised that it is a very inferior transfer, which is why I've never bought it.
As other posts have mentioned; it's a wee bit formulaic. Most of the heat-'n'-sand issues are addressed, but there's an absence of gritty (no pun intended) realism. I think more stress could have been placed upon the hardships of driving over a rock-strewn nowhere in the scalding hot sun, to say nothing of their exposed circumstances. They never get a single puncture, and only sink-in once. There's a good mix of characters and some suitably fractious in-fighting, but nothing to cause a fight. It's filmed in Black & white.
They've got to destroy an enemy position and - like 'None But The Brave' - discover more than they bargained for and must return to base to give warning.
As I say; it's formulaic, there are no surprises. If anything it's the players that keep it going, though even they seem to be just working-by-numbers. It's a decent matinée that'll entertain if you've nothing better to do. Though it sure isn't collectible.
It is available on DVD; however, I'm advised that it is a very inferior transfer, which is why I've never bought it.