MGM
Directed by Caspar Wrede
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
A British platoon on an undercover mission is given away when one of its members screams. He's arrested and court-martialed. In his defense, he claims to have had a vision of God and got scared and screamed. His commanding officer, at first skeptical, eventually gives him the benefit of the doubt, as does the company padre. However, a psychologist and General don't and proceed with the court-martial. He escapes, runs through the countryside and swims naked in a mountain stream. Has he had an epiphany or is he insane? The question is left open. I thought it spent too much time on military procedure and not enough on religious speculation.
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