Indisputably good

Rating: 8/10 (15 February 2017)

This film adapts to the cinema a story of Alistair MacLean and tells an attack allied to a castle occupied by the Germans, in which an American general was like hostage. Its probably one of the most famous war movie classics, with pleasant touches of adventure and suspense in between. Unlike many other people, I confess I had no major problems with the improbability of the script. It is true that this is a pretty impossible story but that does not make it exciting and incapable of catching our attention until the end. In fact, the twists in the script make everything even more interesting and appealing. Richard Burton is the cast's strongest name at a time when he was still a good actor and it was worth watching a movie where he came in. Clint Eastwood also enters, in a strong character and a record already intense but still far from the great roles that have made him famous. Cinematography is very dark and purposely foggy but this is sometimes a bit bad as it makes the movie frowning and somber at times. There are some special effects well done, especially in the end. In fact, the end of the film was the least I liked because it is too simple, lacks the elaborate care that the film had until then. But despite that, it's a great war movie.