- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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2 out of 5
Considering director Lewis Milestone was responsible for those combat classics All Quiet on the Western Front and A Walk in the Sun, this is a very disappointing account of an Allied commando raid on Rhodes. Ordered to knock out a couple of airfields, Dirk Bogarde and Denholm Elliott spend as much time squabbling with each other as they do confronting the enemy. Akim Tamiroff, Gérard Oury and Eric Pohlmann are far more watchable, but not even they can atone for the sloppy dialogue (much of which was improvised) and the throwaway finale. The action sequences are convincing enough, but Milestone was capable of so much better.
Plot Summary
Second World War drama starring Dirk Bogarde and Denholm Elliott. Lieutenant Graham leads an elite group of commandos on a mission to Rhodes. Their plan is to blow up two airfields on the heavily fortified island - a perilous task.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Lieutenant Graham
- Dirk Bogarde
- Sergeant Corcoran
- Denholm Elliott
- Captain George One
- Akim Tamiroff
- Captain George Two
- Gérard Oury
- Captain Papadopoulos
- Eric Pohlmann
- Patroklis
- Alec Mango
- Nightclub singer
- Kay Callard
- Lieutenant Poole
- Russell Enoch
- Marine Boyd
- Sam Kydd
- Marine Barrett
- Peter Burton
- Sergeant Evans
- David Peel
- Toplis
- Michael Mellinger
Crew
- Director
- Lewis Milestone
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