Reviews

Just watched the copy shown on TV5 monde. The 15/08/44 landing was the one in Provence not in Normandy (The lieutenant villa is set in Toulon and the commando's base in Tripolitaine i.e. Tunisia). There is no "love rivalry" between the Lieutenant (Marchall) and the ex-maquisard (Valmy). Instead, Valmy suspects Marchall to be responsible for the arrestation and/or death of his group of resistants. He volunteers to join the French commando in Tunisia not knowing Marchall will be his superior. The 2 attacks by the commando are done well but I wonder if some bits are missing making the action difficult to understand. Young Simone Signoret strikes me as being not only a promissing actress but also very pretty. And Jean Carmet is competent but has not yet found his future usual self.