Next-to -last movie in Borzage's filmography,one of the most important of the whole American cinema.Although the script is rather weak,compared to so many other works (see the other comments) ,there is in every Borzage movie at least one ,two and even three scenes which make the whole thing worthwhile .
First there's Victore Mature ,suffering from malaria and the girl on his body ,recalling that the Borzagesque hero/heroine is prepared to sacrifice anything: Rosalie warming Pender up in "the river" or Timothy creeping in the snow in "lucky star".
There's the baby playing with the identity disc (and the captain's salute to his baby-sitter) and the young girl holding it at the airport.
Although it's often labeled war movie,war scenes actually take place at the end of the movie,most of the time being given over to the captain/Chinese girl relationship .
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"Sayonara" Joshua Logan ,1957
"Love is a Many-Splendored thing",Henry King,1955
"The sand pebbles" ,Robert Wise,1966
First there's Victore Mature ,suffering from malaria and the girl on his body ,recalling that the Borzagesque hero/heroine is prepared to sacrifice anything: Rosalie warming Pender up in "the river" or Timothy creeping in the snow in "lucky star".
There's the baby playing with the identity disc (and the captain's salute to his baby-sitter) and the young girl holding it at the airport.
Although it's often labeled war movie,war scenes actually take place at the end of the movie,most of the time being given over to the captain/Chinese girl relationship .
Like this ? try these...
"Sayonara" Joshua Logan ,1957
"Love is a Many-Splendored thing",Henry King,1955
"The sand pebbles" ,Robert Wise,1966