Reviews

At least three times during this film there are references to, and actual sequences of, the Navajo Code Talkers in action. They scenes are done very well, in my opinion. But, this movie was made in 1955 and the existence of the code talkers was not declassified until 1968? How could they have made their way into this film at that time? Was there no objection from the Pentagon? I realize that Uris was in WWII but it still seems odd that these scenes got included without some hue and cry. I've tried searching the internet and have not been able to find any reference to a controversy over this. Still, I'm glad the scenes were included as they were much better done than in the later film WINDTALKERS.

I agree with all of the other comments about this sorry movie. But I was watching it with an eye to accuracy. There were a couple of very outstanding goofs! There is a scene during the early occupation of France by Germany where a German soldier is telling an American woman that she cannot leave France. Why? Because today is December the 8th, and we are at war with America, he told her.

Wrong! Germany did not declare war on America until December 11. (Historical footnote: Germany never declared war on any country it invaded. The one nation it declared war against, the US, it never invaded!)

Later in the film during the sabotage raid on the munitions factory in Holland, a bomber was supposed to keep the Germans busy by dropping bombs all around the area. Funny thing, though, the plane never had a bomb bay door open, but the bombs kept falling anyway. I'm no expert on types of planes, but was there a two engine bomber with only a two man crew?