Well told drama/romance military movie...

Rating: 8/10 (1 December 2001)

1st watched 12/01/2001 - 8 out of 10 (Dir-Fred Zinnemann): Well told drama/romance military movie with a cast that played their roles out very well. Lancaster as the tough Sergeant, Montgomery Clift as the young man trying to hold onto his ideals despite strict Army treatment, Sinatra as his friend, with Donna Reed and Deborah Kerr also playing characters that have stories(but their's aren't explored as much). Not a real good picture of the Army, but still got the Academy Award for Best Picture and did well at the box office after World War II despite this. I believe this was because of the story-telling and the high-level of acting involved around that story(based on a book by James Joyce). Many familiar faces in supporting character roles are also aplenty in this film epic that should have it's place in the film-world eternity(DVD release??).