![]() ![]() In the lead, Henry Fonda ("Midway") seems to be having plenty of fun as Colonel Kiley. Veteran director Ken Annakin knows how to make this film work. The film relies solely on the excellently-shot action sequences and superb acting by the leads to hold it together. Writers John Melson, Philip Yordan and Milton Sperling remain faithful to the broad outlines of the real battle, and then fill their story with several important fictional characters, and director Ken Annakin uses a combination of Hollywood heroics and historical accuracy to deliver an entertaining tale. The combination of heroics and history shouldn't work as well as it does. It's also one of the most entertaining war movies to grace the big screen. ![]() VIEWED ON REGION 1 DVD FROM WARNER BROTHERS This big, bloated epic re-creation of the battle which turned the tide of World War II manages to be on the most historically inaccurate and over-blown adventure pieces ever produced. ![]()
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