Storyline

Stanley Kramer's WW-II character study has Lee Marvin as the Sergeant of a small squad laid over during fighting in Italy. During the otherwise boring time between battles, tensions arise as they are ordered not to rescue a squad mate pinned down by the enemy, for fear of risking more lives. Based on the stage play "A Sound of Hunting", by Harry Brown.—CineTiger

Plot Keywords

soldier, private, sergeant, enemy, sniper, brash, confident, gutsy, emotional, italy, abandoned building, army camp, world war ii, battle, brotherhood, military life, leadership, difficult decision, rescue, temptation, rivalry, 1940s

Short Review

This film, from A Sound of Hunting, which was a play by Harry Brown, done in 1945 on Broadway, is a dismally meretricious thing, half of it smoldering dugout drama and the other half cheesecake burlesque.

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Streaming Service

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