- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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3 out of 5
Having dominated the Vietnam War drama Tigerland, Colin Farrell again impresses in uniform as he defends a black pilot from a trumped-up murder charge in this workmanlike adaptation of John Katzenbach's novel set in a German PoW camp. Dispensing with combat action after the compelling cross-country opening, director Gregory Hoblit laudably concentrates on exposing the pernicious racism that existed within the US armed services during the Second World War. So the emphasis on courtroom drama rather than an escape subplot means this tale resembles A Few Good Men rather than Stalag 17, with too many key incidents occurring off-screen and therefore straining credibility. Nominal star Bruce Willis as the camp's senior American officer is underused and his characterisation pales significantly beside Marcel Iures's cultured Nazi commandant.
Plot Summary
Second World War courtroom drama starring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell. When a racist is murdered in a Nazi PoW camp, a rookie officer is given the job of defending the chief suspect in a hastily convened trial.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Col William A McNamara
- Bruce Willis
- Lt Thomas W Hart
- Colin Farrell (2)
- Lt Lincoln A Scott
- Terrence Howard
- Staff Sgt Vic W Bedford
- Cole Hauser
- Col Werner Visser
- Marcel Iures
- Capt Peter A Ross
- Linus Roache
- Sgt Carl S Webb
- Rory Cochrane
- Pfc W Roy Potts
- Michael Weston
- Lt Lamar T Archer
- Vicellous Reon Shannon
- Pte Daniel Abrams
- Adrian Grenier
- Cpl BJ "Depot" Guidry
- Sam Worthington
Crew
- Director
- Gregory Hoblit
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