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A classic

Since it is such a classic, I was quite eager to check it out. On top of that, it was directed by Fred Zinnemann, a director I have enjoyed even more after each movie, so I had some rather high expectations. Eventually, I thought it was pretty good, even if it is in fact the weakest movie directed by Zinnemann that I have seen so far. The point is that the cast was indeed quite impressive (Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Warden) and the story was not bad but that was in fact the issue, it was not bad but nothing really amazing in my opinion. Apparently, the book from which it was adapted was a best seller at the time and it was much darker and displayed a rather negative view on the army. Indeed, the night club was in fact a brothel and the hostesses were prostitutes. It was also much more violent especially when displaying the treatment in the stockade and there was lot of profanity. Honestly, this sounds much more compelling to me but, at the time, there was a strict censorship and the movie was still a big success. It was also rather funny to discover that โ€˜Pearl Harborโ€™ pretty much took its whole plot from here. Anyway, to conclude, even though I thought it was slightly disappointing, it remains a solid drama and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10
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Added by johanlefourbe
9 years ago on 9 June 2014 21:47