Devastating!

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2007)

This is one of the most heartbreaking films ever made! It was probably ahead of its time when it came out... or maybe the critics and the public back then simply couldn't handle the truth! George Macready, with that creepy facial scar was epitome of high-ranking military hubris, while Adolphe Menjou also willfully blind to his own arrogant pride...! The military brass turned a deaf ear to Kirk Douglas' words...so their silence would drown out the sound of gunfire and the condemned mens' screams. Kirk Douglas is solid here - you wish you could speak your mind to your boss like he does! I can't say enough about the rest of the cast: the great Ralph Meeker breaks your heart here! Wacky Tim Carey as the one of the other condemned soldiers delivers a solid performance. Of course, the last scene in the movie where the only girl in the movie (Suzanne Christian) slowly changes the mood in the café with her little song! One of the greatest movies of all time!