I had never heard of this film because it was never released in the U.S. I happened to see it in a DVD catalog and the story and cast interested me and I got it from my neighborhood library. Having lived through the WWII era, my wife and I really enjoyed this film. We thought the cast were uniformly good and perfectly presented the contrast between the 1940's and the 1990's. How the world has changed in fifty years. Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer are two old pros who I am confident were a revelation to the younger cast members. Watching a DVD such as this in the comfort of your home is such a pleasure compared to going to a theatre to see most of garbage that passes for movies today. We would like to thank Richard Attenborough for bringing this moving story of another time to the screen. The theme of this film can be demonstrated by the lyrics of a very popular WWII song titled, "I'll Be Seeing You." They don't make films or write songs like that anymore.
Review of Closing the Ring
