Retribution
- Episode aired Jan 18, 1966
- 1h
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
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Kirby embarks on a personal vendetta against an SS colonel who killed his sister's fiancé.Kirby embarks on a personal vendetta against an SS colonel who killed his sister's fiancé.Kirby embarks on a personal vendetta against an SS colonel who killed his sister's fiancé.
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Walt Davis
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
George Sawaya
- German soldier
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaIt looked like the German colonel toward the end grabbed two helmets. He did not grab two helmets from the dead G.I. It was a liner and steel pot that had fallen apart. His first trip out the door he got the M-1 and the helmet liner. The second time out he threw the steel pot in the door befire dragging the body inside.
- GoofsAfter Kirby is rescued and he and the rescuers are escaping, Doc runs down the hill to catch up with them. He is wearing the radio on his back and it has antenna showing. As he catches up to the others, the antenna is missing in a long-shot, then is back in a closeup.
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Exposition of a Coward
"Retribution" is a story examining all aspects of getting even and taking revenge. Private Kirby must weigh all of the advantages & disadvantages when dealing directly with a guilty party; he's extremely ambivalent about the whole nightmare. The Sarge is right there every step of the way to help him through it.
Chalk up another excellent Combat episode to Screen Writer Ed Lakso and Director Bernard McEveety. Ed wrote a fine screenplay which is full of combat, suspense, intrigue, raw emotion, and exposition of SS character. Bernie McEveety did what he's best at; directing firepower and bringing out an actors' character through close-ups. It's fun to watch the transition of SS Colonel Bruener (excellently played by Albert Paulsen) form psychopathic tough guy to sniveling, whimpering coward. Paulsen did a great job with it in conjunction with McEveety's close-ups.
The story is very believable; there's excellent character development; and Caje & Saunders show how sneaky good they are at eliminating the enemy. "Retribution" graphically portrays the gross inhumanity of the SS such as in "The Raider," where no enlisted prisoners are taken alive. And this is historically significant in that contrast is drawn between the SS and the regular German army, who would have followed the Geneva Convention.
I'm critical of absolutely nothing in "Retribution" and find it to be extremely entertaining. The viewing audience is in for a real treat. Sit back and enjoy !
Chalk up another excellent Combat episode to Screen Writer Ed Lakso and Director Bernard McEveety. Ed wrote a fine screenplay which is full of combat, suspense, intrigue, raw emotion, and exposition of SS character. Bernie McEveety did what he's best at; directing firepower and bringing out an actors' character through close-ups. It's fun to watch the transition of SS Colonel Bruener (excellently played by Albert Paulsen) form psychopathic tough guy to sniveling, whimpering coward. Paulsen did a great job with it in conjunction with McEveety's close-ups.
The story is very believable; there's excellent character development; and Caje & Saunders show how sneaky good they are at eliminating the enemy. "Retribution" graphically portrays the gross inhumanity of the SS such as in "The Raider," where no enlisted prisoners are taken alive. And this is historically significant in that contrast is drawn between the SS and the regular German army, who would have followed the Geneva Convention.
I'm critical of absolutely nothing in "Retribution" and find it to be extremely entertaining. The viewing audience is in for a real treat. Sit back and enjoy !
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- jmarchese
- Oct 25, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 1.33 : 1
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