With all of the modern re-makes doing the rounds at the moment it is very strange that this story has not been re-worked in any form because the story, as told, is a mess.
James Mason, always stoic in the majority of his roles, plays the role of Rommel well enough but he is let down by Hollywood contract players of the time who make no secret of the nation of birth rather the nation of the their roles. Kansas was obviously a suburb of the Rhine.
Of most amusement to me was Luther Adler who seems confused as to whether he is meant to playing Hitler or Mussolini.
The pacing of the film is also very disjointed. I have no idea as to the whether this is the fault of Nunnally Johnson, the writer, or Henry Hathaway, the director, but as I have seen and enjoyed many of the latters films, I can also assume that the sum of the parts just didn't add up.
There is some good stock/news footage within the film, but unfortunately this cannot make up for a poor effort by most of those who have put there names to this highly unassuming experience.
James Mason, always stoic in the majority of his roles, plays the role of Rommel well enough but he is let down by Hollywood contract players of the time who make no secret of the nation of birth rather the nation of the their roles. Kansas was obviously a suburb of the Rhine.
Of most amusement to me was Luther Adler who seems confused as to whether he is meant to playing Hitler or Mussolini.
The pacing of the film is also very disjointed. I have no idea as to the whether this is the fault of Nunnally Johnson, the writer, or Henry Hathaway, the director, but as I have seen and enjoyed many of the latters films, I can also assume that the sum of the parts just didn't add up.
There is some good stock/news footage within the film, but unfortunately this cannot make up for a poor effort by most of those who have put there names to this highly unassuming experience.