One of the best performances ever
After I watched this movie, I immediately went on to check if Burt Lancaster won the Oscar for this or not? Not winning would have been a travesty. There are times you see performance and say that since it's one of the best ever so no matter what year it was it should have won an Oscar. I'm not a soundtrack expert but I had the same feeling for soundtrack of "last of the Mohicans" and "Unforgiven" because it just spoke out clearly as did Burt Lancaster's performance in this movie.
"love is the morning & evening star"...one of the best pickup line if I ever heard one:)