- Film Review
- Reviewed By Adrian Turner
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4 out of 5
This truly spectacular war epic is almost on a par with Patton, though its original widescreen impact is sorely diminished when shown on TV. Based on the last German offensive in 1944, when thousands of tanks smashed their way through the snowy pine forests of the Ardennes, it's a study of resolve on both the American and the German sides. Representing Uncle Sam are Robert Ryan and Dana Andrews, with Henry Fonda as the only man who sees the German tactic months before it happens. But the picture is dominated by Robert Shaw as the German colonel, a riveting portrait of military genius infested with paranoia. The climax is High Noon with tanks.
Plot Summary
Second World War action drama starring Henry Fonda and Robert Shaw.
Northern France, 1944: with Allied troops poised to invade Germany, an American officer becomes convinced that the desperate German forces will attempt a counter-attack, but his theory fails to impress his superiors.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Lt Col Kiley
- Henry Fonda
- Colonel Hessler
- Robert Shaw
- General Grey
- Robert Ryan
- Colonel Pritchard
- Dana Andrews
- Sergeant Duquesne
- George Montgomery
- Schumacher
- Ty Hardin
- Louise
- Pier Angeli
- Elena
- Barbara Werle
- Wolenski
- Charles Bronson
- Colonel Kohler
- Werner Peters
- Conrad
- Hans Christian Blech
- Lieutenant Weaver
- James MacArthur
- Guffy
- Telly Savalas
Crew
- Director
- Ken Annakin
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