One of the most noir of war movies, and perhaps from such an unlikely source,being one of the "airbus" of movie makers, the multinational European efforts such as Italy/Yugoslavia. Everyone talks about the famous and horrible noir devastating poison gas attack,one reviewer states that it is on the British troops, but actually I recall it is on the Belgian-held part of the line, small detail, whatever, the outcome would have looked the same. Also, the thing with the ambush of Lord Kitchener, although the HMS Hampton carrying Kitchener in real life struck a sea-mine, I thought the movie had him being torpedoed by a U-boat acting on information about his movements by the Fraulein...perhaps the sub actually laid sea-mines in his path in the movie, Im maybe unclear. If you like either noir or war movies, then you must see it to appreciate it.
Review of Fraulein Doktor
Fraulein Doktor
(1969)
One of the top WW1 movies, and noir..different.
11 June 2010
Warning: Spoilers