WW2 drama that follows the lives of three young men, one German and two Americans, during wartime.WW2 drama that follows the lives of three young men, one German and two Americans, during wartime.WW2 drama that follows the lives of three young men, one German and two Americans, during wartime.
John Alderson
- Cpl. Krausas Cpl. Kraus
- (uncredited)
John Banner
- German Town Mayoras German Town Mayor
- (uncredited)
Stephen Bekassy
- German Majoras German Major
- (uncredited)
The destiny of three soldiers during World War II. The German officer Christian Diestl approves less and less of the war. Jewish-American Noah Ackerman deals with antisemitism at home and in the army while entertainer Michael Whiteacre transforms from playboy to hero. —Mattias Thuresson
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One of the most underrated war films of all time.
A movie that truly puts character above all else, this film examines three men and the common threads - more often than anything, the women - that bring them together. Bold statements on individuals' approach and reasons for war are nestled into realistic and moving dialogue. While an anti-war film, it is a fair and even-handed approach to the subject matter that lets you see things through the characters' eyes and lives, and lets an audience make up their own mind on things. This is not to say it is a strictly intellectual film, but the action is not as visceral as recent war films. Because of the directors' involvement with the HUAC, this movie was ignored in 1958 and fell into relative obscurity, but deserves to be rediscovered. I read the book after the film, and found the two together to be an incredibly stimulating lesson in film, literature, and life. See this movie.
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- c-t-m
- Dec 22, 2001
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