Firstly I would like to know why IMDB have placed a fairly negative review entitled ' Dreadful ' as this film's top review. This movie has a current 7.1 vote rating, that does not entitle a top review of that pitch to represent this film, wrong IMDB!
Sam Fuller made movies that are in a lower budget mould but that certainly doesn't detract from the intelligent content of a lot of his scripts and style of direction. Fuller served in WW2 and saw a lot of intense fighting.in Africa and France. Such a indelible set of experiences were bound to spawn a film at some stage of his career. He tried in 1961 but it fell through with Warners and a wait of nineteen years to try again. The casting of Lee Marvin and his terrific performance keeps the film highly watchable through the horror, absurdity and harrowing nature of war. War is a surreal experience and a means to achieve objectives involving peace, but at what costs ?.
Please watch this movie, it's not an all star blockbuster nor is it totally anti war, it's a thoughtful and provoking set of experiences that Sam Fuller actually witnessed in WW2. You might not find all his views and characters fit at times but it's still a powerful piece of film making to convey his feelings. .
Sam Fuller made movies that are in a lower budget mould but that certainly doesn't detract from the intelligent content of a lot of his scripts and style of direction. Fuller served in WW2 and saw a lot of intense fighting.in Africa and France. Such a indelible set of experiences were bound to spawn a film at some stage of his career. He tried in 1961 but it fell through with Warners and a wait of nineteen years to try again. The casting of Lee Marvin and his terrific performance keeps the film highly watchable through the horror, absurdity and harrowing nature of war. War is a surreal experience and a means to achieve objectives involving peace, but at what costs ?.
Please watch this movie, it's not an all star blockbuster nor is it totally anti war, it's a thoughtful and provoking set of experiences that Sam Fuller actually witnessed in WW2. You might not find all his views and characters fit at times but it's still a powerful piece of film making to convey his feelings. .