Storyline

During the closing days of WWII, a National Guard Infantry Company is assigned the task of setting up artillery observation posts in a strategic area. Lieutenant Costa knows that Cooney is in command only because of 'connections' he had made state-side. Costa has serious doubts concerning Cooneys' ability to lead the group. When Cooney sends Costa and his men out, and refuses to re-enforce them, Costa swears revenge.—Buxx Banner

Plot Keywords

year 1944, u.s. soldier, 1940s, u.s. military, drunkenness, u.s. army, father son relationship, coward, cowardice, tank, cold weather, american soldier, nazi soldier, national guard, incompetence, steel helmet, uniform, firearm, overbearing father, mortar

Short Review

The great, tough Robert Aldrich, with his harsh black-and-white, edgy frames, and stark close-ups, takes on a play by Norman Brooks... and turns it into a ferocious portrait of men under pressure, whose worst enemy is cowardice.

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