1965 - War - Mark Robson - English - Parental Guidance - Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni, John Leyton, Edward Mulhare, Wolfgang Preiss more
Pretty routine world war 2 war epic that's just a little bit too far out but does allow Frank Sinatra to spread his wings and actually turn in a decent performance.
Storywise the setup is a little contrived (Frank ends up being in head prisoner honcho in an Italian POW camp in less than 5 minutes) but it never has any real slow or dull points (and no slushy romantic sub-plot thank God). In fact the time passes pretty quickly truth be told. The ending however is a little bit out of keeping with the time and industry (and I'm not giving it away so don't worry) and it's a nice little twist on a not outstanding (but not bad) story.
The cast are good and it's obvious the Sinatra is the star (even if he's not the most accomplished of actors), but he gets good support and they do work well together.
This is pretty predictable fodder and doesn't do anything really unexpected but as a Sunday afternoon filler then it can't be beaten.
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