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Overview
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Writer:
Peter Hyams (written by)
Release Date:
26 September 1979 (France)
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Tagline:
The fateful entanglements of two men in love with the same woman.
Plot:
Margaret is a nursein England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination
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a war movie, with a love story about two different kinds of men
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Harrison Ford | ... | David Halloran |
 | Lesley-Anne Down | ... | Margaret Sellinger |
 | Christopher Plummer | ... | Paul Sellinger |
 | Alec McCowen | ... | Maj. Trumbo |
| Richard Masur | ... | 2nd Lieut. Jerry Cimino |
| Michael Sacks | ... | 2nd Lieut. Martin Hyer |
| Patsy Kensit | ... | Sarah Sellinger |
| Max Wall | ... | Harry Pike |
| Shane Rimmer | ... | Col. Ronald Bart |
| Keith Buckley | ... | Lieut. Wells |
| Sherrie Hewson | ... | Phyllis |
| Cindy O'Callaghan | ... | Paula |
| Di Trevis | ... | Elizabeth |
| Suzanne Bertish | ... | The French Girl |
| Keith Alexander | ... | Soldier in Barn |
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Runtime:
109 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Iceland:12 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Singapore:PG |
UK:PG (video rating) |
UK:A (original rating)
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Kris Kristofferson was going to star as David Halloran, but chose to mount a concert tour instead.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Dummies (with no faces) visible during various crash scenes at the end of the movie. i.e. The Nazi jeep crashing into barrels and the crashing motorcyclist.
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Quotes:
2nd Lt. Jerry Cimino:
I like this new attitude, it's different, but it's one fine attitude.
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Referenced in Monster Squad Forever! (2007) (V)
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While the story is set in the context of world war 2, what it's really about is the difference between men who are now called 'alpha' and 'beta.' One is a brash, self-confident, risk-taking narcissist; the other is a high-achieving, highly educated, planner. Women often wish to marry the latter, and make love with the former. Ms. Down faces this issue.
Overall, an excellent discussion, and depiction, of this particular kind of dilemma.
The movie begins in London, with the American pilot (alpha) and the British nurse conning each other, trying to fake each other out for a place on a bus. This game is interrupted by v-2 rocket bombing, and a real, and intense, emotional bonding. Much later, the nurse's husband (beta) is introduced, and we discover he is a high-ranking official with the British military. The story develops from there, with a somewhat improbable pairing, and a spy mission. It is suspenseful, but is really a romantic drama.