In North Burma, less than a thousand Kachin warriors working under American and British OSS hold back about 40k Japanese soldiers in the early years of WWII. Capt. Tom Reynolds (Frank Sinatra) and Captain Grey Travis (Peter Lawford) lead the mixed forces. Reynolds falls for the exotic Carla Vesari (Gina Lollobrigida).
Some of the other notable names are Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, George Takei, and James Hong. McQueen's career is starting to gain momentum. Despite his lower status, his superstar qualities cannot be denied. Bronson is doing angry Bronson things. Sinatra's beard annoys me and he's just being Sinatra. The love story detracts a perfectly good war movie. The action is good for the era, but the movie tends to flatten otherwise.
Some of the other notable names are Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, George Takei, and James Hong. McQueen's career is starting to gain momentum. Despite his lower status, his superstar qualities cannot be denied. Bronson is doing angry Bronson things. Sinatra's beard annoys me and he's just being Sinatra. The love story detracts a perfectly good war movie. The action is good for the era, but the movie tends to flatten otherwise.