This a film set during WW2, and is about the American OSS mounts covert operations with the native Kachin against the Japanese army in the jungles of Burma and the atrocities that occurred.
The best thing about this film is Frank Sinatra . He is excellent as the no nonsense Captain Tom Reynolds who isn't afraid to break the rules if he feels it's the right thing to do .
The biggest problem with the film is it can't make its mind up if it's war film or a love story and I know which part of the film I could have done without.
Gina Lollobrigida was a big star back then and I'm sure why ? . She isn't exactly pretty and her acting is terrible. She chews up the scenery in this movie and is totally miscast.
It's good to see two members of The Magnificent Seven on show in Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson and of course this is directed by the great John Sturges who made both films .
On the whole I found the film a bit dull but I really liked the last fifteen minutes when Reynolds is being held account for his actions . The dialogue is snappy , almost courtroom like and it finishes of the film nicely.
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