Beginning with a premonition of his death, the film follows a young soldier through his call up to the East Yorkshire Regiment, his training, his meeting a young girl, his journey to France, and his death on Sword Beach. Calling this picture "thought-provoking" is clearly an attempt to get people to watch a lame-duck film. Bad acting and poor production quality contribute to a film that I wish I had missed. It's difficult to believe it was produced in 1975 because of the poor quality. The filmmakers used archive film from the actual battle, especially from Germany, and combined it with their own new footage. It was a noble attempt, and for the most part, it worked on a strictly technical level. However, the film as a whole seemed more like a 1950s film from behind the Iron Curtain.