8/10
POWERFUL PROPAGANDA...ROUSING CLIMAX...HIGHLY EMOTIONAL...GREAT PRODUCTION & DIRECTION
26 August 2021
Paul Muni Leads a Loaded Cast of Fine Actors in this Unusual Production that seems to have Spared No Expense.

Most of these Propaganda Types Made During the War were Rushed for Expediency with Low-Budgets on the Assembly Line.

This is a Highly Emotional Tale of Norwegian Resistance in a Sleepy Little Village that Wakes Up and Fines Nazis in Their Midst.

The Film Vacillates Between Family Angst, Brutal Torture, and Totalitarian Rule.

The Villagers Slowly Come-Together and Find Ways to Fight Back and Take a Stand.

This is Based on the Real-Life Strong Resistance of the Folks Against All Odds Against the Germans.

Gut-Wrenching and Powerful Scenes that Lead to a Bombastic Climax.

The Kind that had People "On Their Feet", the Flag Waving on the Fight Against Fascism.

John Farrow's Direction is Superb and Hits All the Right Notes in this Underrated, Little-Known War-Time Effort.

Definitely Worth a Watch.
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