General Film Distributors (UK)
Directed by Carol Reed
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, VCI Entertainment)
Ordinary British citizens are called for duty at the beginning of WWII. They go through several months of basic training where they learn to hate, then appreciate, their superior officers. They finally see real action in north Africa where they have a series of skirmishes with the Germans. The acting is fine and there is one good action scene on a sinking ship, but there are also long lapses of boredom where nothing seems to happen other than singing and carousing in bars or having tea with a friendly old lady. The final battle in north Africa lacks urgency.
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