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Well, I've read the four comments here so far. But my take on this movie is quite different. First off, I disagree that Mitchum was at his best here. Far from it, he was for the most part walking around with an unconvincing limp, sucking in his gut, and stifling a yawn. He was even lazily puffing out a cigarette smoke in front of his superior officer, the major general played by Barry Sullivan. Second, I thought the script had a few embarrassing moments, e.g. Mitchum at the Eurasian woman's door asking if his laundry was ready (lame, very lame joke even back then). Third, I thought the most enjoyable and truly terrific performance was by Trevor Howard as the blustery Brit. He was pivotal, and he delivered! One final remark I would like to make as an aside is (and I am kind of surprised) that Mitchum even made this movie. I give him credit for it, although I think maybe at the time he was probably, at last, realizing that minorities were human. Back in the fifties, he declined the white prisoner's role in "The Defiant Ones", saying he would not work alongside a black man (Sidney Poitier). This is what is known as prejudice-tainted, arrogant stupidity (hubris). But although Mitchum was despicable as a person in real life, he was still a damn good actor generally.
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