waltereckland says > This is an Errol Flynn swashbuckler with Nazis instead of Pirates. The action is pretty much nonstop. Very entertaining. The good guys are very good and the bad guys are very stupid. You know who to cheer for in this movie and in the end the good guys win. Unpretentious and very straightforward.
Very well said! I just finished watching this movie for the first time and I loved it! War movies are not my favorite; the theme is sad and there isn't much of a story; basically one character gets killed off after another.
I thought this movie would be similar to Stalag 17; very few, if any, action scenes. Boy, was wrong. This movie was a non-stop, edge of your seat, intense adventure. The guys didn't always have the best of luck but they used every opportunity to keep moving forward toward their goal. They were different nationalities; they didn't always agree with each other; and they lost a few men along the way; but they had respect for each other and worked together well.
The only reason I recorded the movie was to see Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan; two of my favorites. I was surprised to find that Arthur Kennedy, Alan Hale, Nancy Coleman, and Raymond Massey were also in it. They're all actors I've enjoyed in other films so I was happy to see them all cast in this movie together. They all did a great job; as did the writer(s) and the director.
Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]
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