I re watched this recently and its still good. The extended version DVD with the 11 minutes put back in is really much, much, better too. The idiots who cut this film down for TV should be sacked to prevent them committing similar crimes to other movies.
Caine's acting is still incredibly subtle in places and each time you watch it you spot something new. Also brilliant are Jean Marsh, Treat Williams, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duval. Duval's character has cancer and winces as he walks in several scenes. Clearly he is clearly method acting the pain in his pauses.
To those who have lambasted Larry Hagman's acting as Colonel Pitts - well I can say I have met officers this stupid in the army, and after seeing David Schwimmer's character, who was based on real life, in 'Band of Brothers' it appears idiots of this calibre really did get to battalion rank in the US Army in WW2. Larry is brilliant in this film and I enjoy his moments every time I watch it.
Caine's acting is still incredibly subtle in places and each time you watch it you spot something new. Also brilliant are Jean Marsh, Treat Williams, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duval. Duval's character has cancer and winces as he walks in several scenes. Clearly he is clearly method acting the pain in his pauses.
To those who have lambasted Larry Hagman's acting as Colonel Pitts - well I can say I have met officers this stupid in the army, and after seeing David Schwimmer's character, who was based on real life, in 'Band of Brothers' it appears idiots of this calibre really did get to battalion rank in the US Army in WW2. Larry is brilliant in this film and I enjoy his moments every time I watch it.