The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
A military mission is interrupted when a British soldier claims that God had appeared to him in a transcendental vision.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Ronald HarwoodScreenplay
- Casper WredeDirector
- Casper WredeScreenplay
Cast
- Tom CourtenayPvt. Potter
- Ronald FraserDoctor
- James MaxwellLt. Col. Harry Gunyon
- Frank FinlayCapt. Patterson
- Michael ColesPvt. Robertson
- Mogens WiethYannis
- Ralph MichaelPadre
- Brewster MasonBrigadier
- Harry LandisLCpl. Lamb
- Fulton MackaySoldier
Themes
british armycowardicemilitary courtreligionbelief in godbritish soldiercourt martialnaxos greece1950sfear of dyingfear of deathpsychiatric treatment