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Combat!: Season 1, Episode 32No Trumpets, No Drums (14 May 1963)Experiencing extreme guilt, Caje neglects his duties to spend time with a young French girl whose father he accidentally killed in an assault on their village. Director:Richard DonnerWriter:Edward J. Lakso |
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Title: No Trumpets, No Drums (14 May 1963)
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Lt. 'Gill' Hanley
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Sgt. 'Chip' Saunders
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Jack Hogan | ... |
William G. Kirby
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Dick Peabody | ... | |
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Tom Lowell | ... | |
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Steven Rogers | ... | |
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Jean Del Val | ... |
Marceau
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Peter Balakoff | ... |
Frenchman
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Billy Beck | ... |
Dubois
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Nicky Blair | ... |
Johnson
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Andrea Darvi | ... |
Micheline
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During an assault on a French village, a Frenchman taking cover in a building is accidentally killed by a grenade thrown into a window by Pvt. Caje. While attempting to make the wounded man comfortable, he soon dies leaving Caje horrified and in a state of shock. Pressing the other villagers for information, he discovers the man had a young daughter whose mother was killed by the Germans leaving her now an orphan. Racked with guilt, he spends every waking moment with the girl while neglecting his squad and responsibilities until Sgt. Saunders, having lost patience, orders him to leave the girl behind and re-join the unit. A German counter-attack on the village is repulsed and Caje finally deals with his guilt by accepting Saunders' premise that "The War" killed the girl's father, not he. Written by Peter Gitta
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14 May 1963 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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"No Trumpets, No Drums" is an involving story in which Caje (Pierre Jalbert) accidentally kills a French villager. Being of French descent himself, he's overwhelmed by feelings of guilt and grief. When he learns the villager left behind a young daughter, Caje takes her under his wing and develops a bond with her. Their scenes together are heart-wrenching. Jalbert is superb (and he looks rather a lot like Bruce Springsteen!), and Vic Morrow matches him as the voice of reason, Sgt. Saunders. Richard Donner does a fine job at the helm, with some impressive staging and camera movement. I haven't seen too many episodes of the series, but surely this ranks among the best. If not, I can't wait to see the best!