An Old Standby

Rating: Null/10 (15 February 2004)

There are so many reviews about this film I thought I'd better put my 2 cents in. Whenever I get the urge to see a superior action-adventure film this is the one I pop in for a quick fix. It's hard to beat. I have seen this movie about twenty times and I still lose count on how many Nazi's Clint Eastwood, as LT. Shaffer, blows away. Now I know how Dirty Harry learned to shoot. Richard Burton, as the stoic Major Smith, makes the most of his role as leader and master manipulator. Together they make a great team. Supporting roles should be noted with Anton Driffing as a Third Reich officer. You may remember him in "Circus of Horrors" playing the lead. Also Derrren Nesbitt, as Von Hapen, recreates himself almost entirely in his role with Frank Sinatra in "The Naked Runner" as Hartman. Only this time he's a good guy. Everything is A-1 in this film. In fact there should have been a special award for the cable cars. Rent it, buy it and keep watching it. Maybe you'll be more successful with the body count. Good Luck.