Broadsword calling Danny Boy, Broadsword calling Danny Boy...

Rating: 10/10 (23 January 2003)

Where else can you see Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood in the same movie and fighting on the same side?
Alistair MacLean doesn't always translate well to screen, but MacLean did the screenplay himself for this movie and it shows. Burton plays the main character with the gravity so typical of MacLean's protagonists. MacLean knew how to write novels about intrigue, double-crossing, and honorable men without having to include the seemingly obligatory bedroom scenes. His books range in quality from very good to outstanding.
All sorts of scenes come to mind when thinking of this movie: the school bus chase, the fight on top of the cable car, the conference room confrontation, and so on. In my book, This movies tops "The Guns Of Navarone", "Ice Station Zebra" or any other movie made from a MacLean book.
You can read the book first and then see the movie or vice-versa, but either way, *** see the movie ***. Must viewing for all high-school and college guys. One question: When is it coming out on DVD??
TK