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Overview

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5.9/10   1,012 votes
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Director:
John Sturges
Writers:
Tom T. Chamales (novel)
Millard Kaufman (writer)
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Release Date:
7 December 1959 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
Kiss by kiss the time ran out and never so few were the moments left for love!
Plot:
Captain Tom Reynolds and his band of skilled O.S.S. operatives are in WWII Burma to train the Kachin natives in modern warfare... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Could have been a little better, could have been a lot worse more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Frank Sinatra ... Capt. Tom Reynolds

Gina Lollobrigida ... Carla Vesari
Peter Lawford ... Capt. Grey Travis

Steve McQueen ... Bill Ringa
Richard Johnson ... Capt. Danny De Mortimer

Paul Henreid ... Nikko Regas

Brian Donlevy ... Gen. Sloan

Dean Jones ... Sgt. Jim Norby

Charles Bronson ... Sgt. John Danforth
Philip Ahn ... Nautaung

Robert Bray ... Col. Fred Parkson
Kipp Hamilton ... Margaret Fitch
John Hoyt ... Col. Reed
Whit Bissell ... Capt. Alofson - Psychiatrist
Richard Lupino ... Mike Island
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Campaign Burma (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
125 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1987) | West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Approved (PCA #19299) | Finland:K-16 | Argentina:16
Filming Locations:
Burma more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Steve McQueen's role was originally going to be played by Sammy Davis Jr.. A feud had broken out between Davis and Frank Sinatra after Davis had claimed in a radio interview that he was a greater singer than Sinatra. Sinatra demanded he be dropped from the cast, and McQueen got the part. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: The film is at the beginning said to take place in the "?first years of WWII". But look at the costumes of Ms. Lollobrigida - petticoats, high heels, make-up - everything looks straight from the late '50s. more
Quotes:
Capt. Tom Reynolds: You know, the movies have got it all wrong, a cigarette tastes lousy when you're wounded. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) (TV) more

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5 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Could have been a little better, could have been a lot worse, 28 June 2003
8/10
Author: quirt1 from NY

Sure, this is not a 4 star movie BUT, overlooking a few weak spots I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Sinatra & McQueen together in the same movie is a real treat. They held my attention whenever they were on the screen, which was virtually the whole movie. Donleavy also was very good in his brief appearance. Lollabrigida is not a great actress but her "charm" more than makes up for that. Richard Johnson is superb in his role as Reynolds' right hand man. Justice prevailed over Politics in the end, as it should have. Overall, not perfect, but certainly a very watchable film due in no small part to McQueen's & Sinatra's presence.

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