Yes i cannot believe some of the negative comments I am reading here.
This is one of the best films ever made, period.
It fully captures the look and feel of 1940s wartime Britain, and has excellent locations, it is filmed in one of the most picturesque areas of the UK, I believe Herfordshire, and has plenty of local colour and humour.
It is also very exciting, with a powerful score by Lalo Schifrin.
It has a very fine cast too, all of whom give wonderful performances.
The action scenes are not cheap looking at all like one commentator below wrote, they are sweeping and thrilling, with authentic attention to detail.
The humour provided by Larry Hagman is a welcome relief from the intensity of the mission being portrayed and makes his bloody death scene where he gets shot through the helmet by Jean Marsh even more shocking.
He is also plausible as a an early day George Bush.
And the film also highlights one of the lesser known aspects of WW2 I don't think any other film has: the occupation of the Channel Islands by the Nazis! Watch it now!! I love this film!
This is one of the best films ever made, period.
It fully captures the look and feel of 1940s wartime Britain, and has excellent locations, it is filmed in one of the most picturesque areas of the UK, I believe Herfordshire, and has plenty of local colour and humour.
It is also very exciting, with a powerful score by Lalo Schifrin.
It has a very fine cast too, all of whom give wonderful performances.
The action scenes are not cheap looking at all like one commentator below wrote, they are sweeping and thrilling, with authentic attention to detail.
The humour provided by Larry Hagman is a welcome relief from the intensity of the mission being portrayed and makes his bloody death scene where he gets shot through the helmet by Jean Marsh even more shocking.
He is also plausible as a an early day George Bush.
And the film also highlights one of the lesser known aspects of WW2 I don't think any other film has: the occupation of the Channel Islands by the Nazis! Watch it now!! I love this film!