Top Billed Cast
Laurence Harvey
Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth
Richard Todd
Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
Richard Harris
Cpl. Johnstone
David McCallum
Pvt. Sammy Whitaker
Ronald Fraser
L / Cpl. Macleish
John Meillon
Pte. Smith
John Rees
Pte. Evans
Kenji Takaki
Tojo
Social
Review 1DiscussionA review by drystyx
10
Written by drystyx on Tue Apr 18 2023
Powerful war drama.
This film is IMO, the greatest war film ever made, and maybe the greatest film.
Seven UK soldiers in WW2 find themselves in a predicament they didn't expect.
They were supposed to run a "test" so to speak, and not see real action. That's why four of the seven are not trained properly for the action they later find.
The other three are more professional, but misfits.
The characters are quite credible. There is more than what one sees on the surface. The leader, played by Richard Todd, seems calm and cool, but we learned he lost an earlier troop of three men who died un...
Media
Videos 0Backdrops 3Posters 8Recommendations
- 1961-12-16
The Comancheros67%
- 1951-06-01
Hollywood Story65%
- 2004-02-06
The Lion King 1½66%
- 2000-01-23
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea64%
- 2003-12-24
Cold Mountain69%
- 2006-05-17
The Da Vinci Code67%
- 1989-02-03
Who's Harry Crumb?59%
- 2006-01-20
High School Musical66%
- 1990-12-04
Awakenings78%
- 2000-02-18
The Whole Nine Yards64%
- 1989-05-24
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade79%
- 2006-11-02
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause55%
- 2018-05-31
Upgrade75%
- 1992-11-15
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York67%
- 2010-05-13
Letters to Juliet70%
- 1988-11-18
Oliver & Company67%
- 2000-10-06
Meet the Parents67%
- 2019-11-27
Knives Out78%
- 1984-12-14
Frankenweenie69%
- 1964-12-17
Mary Poppins76%
Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
-
Revenue
-
Keywords
- army
- world war ii
- british army
- moral conflict
- burma
- based on play or musical
- jungle
- soldier
- anti war