The read
A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 76/100. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a rest area. While most of the men withdraw from their positions facing a German pillbox at the far side of a mine-field, half a dozen men are left to protect a wide front. By various ruses, they manage to convince the Germans that a large force is still holding the position. Then Reese leads two of the men in an unauthorized and unsuccessful attack on the pillbox, in which the other two are killed; and when the main platoon returns, he is threatened with court-martial. Rather that face the disgrace, and in an attempt to show he was right, he makes a one-man attack on the pillbox.
Ratings
140 audience votes
Key crew
- Don SiegelDirector
- Robert PiroshScreenplay
- Leonard RosenmanOriginal Music Composer
- Richard CarrScreenplay
Cast
- Steve McQueenPvt. John Reese
- Bobby DarinPvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
- Fess ParkerSgt. Bill Pike
- Harry GuardinoSgt. Jim Larkin
- James CoburnCpl. Frank Henshaw
- Mike KellinPvt. Stan Kolinsky
- Joseph HooverCapt. Roger Loomis
- Bill MullikinPvt. Joe Cumberly
- L.Q. JonesSupply Sgt. Frazer
- Michele MontauMonique Ouidel
- Don HaggertyCapt. Mace
- Nick AdamsHomer Janeczek
Stills
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