One of the Ten Best Ever

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2000)

This is one of the finest films of all time. The cinematography is incredible, scenes like the send-off for the young kamikaze pilot, the P-51 strafing run, the drive through Shanghai, the Christmas party (revealing the Japanese in the fortification), the A-bomb flash, all these were carried off incredibly well. Only an insensate fool could fail to be moved by this film, based on a true story