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7.3/10   453 votes
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Director:
Carl Foreman
Writers:
Alexander Baron (novel)
Carl Foreman (written for the screen by)
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Release Date:
19 December 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
War | Drama more
Plot:
Intelligent, sprawling saga of a squad of American soldiers, following them through Europe during World War II. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
right there with The Pawnbroker more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Vince Edwards ... Baker (as Vincent Edwards)

Albert Finney ... Russian Soldier

George Hamilton ... Trower
Melina Mercouri ... Magda
Jeanne Moreau ... French Woman

George Peppard ... Cpl. Chase
Maurice Ronet ... French Lieutenant
Rosanna Schiaffino ... Maria
Romy Schneider ... Regine
Elke Sommer ... Helga

Eli Wallach ... Sgt. Craig
Michael Callan ... Eldridge

Peter Fonda ... Weaver
James Mitchum ... Grogan (as Jim Mitchum)
Senta Berger ... Trudi
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Additional Details

Runtime:
175 min
Country:
USA
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
France more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: "Psst! Feind hört mit" meaning "Shh! Enemy is listening" appears in a scene on a wall. Then it changes to incorrect "Psst! Feine hört mit". Then it changes to the correct first version again. more
Quotes:
Sgt. Craig: To Corporal Chase in the hospital: Stupid idiot! Get outta here! more
Movie Connections:
Edited into Bass on Titles (1977) more
Soundtrack:
Sweet Talk more

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21 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
right there with The Pawnbroker, 1 January 2005
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Author: (mwest.enteract@rcn.com) from United States

I saw this movie forty one years ago and the feelings it engendered have never left me, even if the details are dim. Back in the post world war II era and before Viet Nam created vast dissent in the US, war was presented as the patriotic undertaking of young men. It's what a man did. No movie I had ever seen showed the human cost of war in this way. I was just a teenager raised on John Wayne movies at that time.

The next movie I saw which evoked such strong feelings was "The Pawnbroker".

Recently I tried to get both movies at a local video store for my daughter who is a film student and could not. Then I started asking around at other video stores and no one had it. I live in Chicago and everything should be available. This made me wonder why had I also never seen re-runs on TV or heard these movies discussed in film programs. I believe the answer is that both these movies create feelings that are impossible for most to cope with-they are after some thirty and forty years still too difficult. They both end in despairing desolation.

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