I saw this for the first time today. Really wish I hadn't bothered. Acting is average to poor, especially poor from Tommy Sands. It's meant to be an anti-war film so there is lots of moralising about the point of it all. There isn't much point to this film though I don't think.
Sinatra produces, directs and stars. Not one of his better performances. He plays a boozy doctor also named Francis like him !. When he isn't drunk and spouting moralising stories he manages to expertly amputate the leg of a wounded Japanese soldier.
Others have mentioned Sands' performance. It really is awful and amateurish. Frank should have cut his whole sorry performance out and that would have improved the film...a bit anyway.
There was also too much insubordination and disobeying of orders especially on the Japanese side I thought. I don't think the Japanese would have behaved like that with their code of honour and obedience.
Overall a very poor film and maybe that was why Frank never tried directing again. Although to his credit he didn't try to come across as the big star and gave others a fair chance.
Sinatra produces, directs and stars. Not one of his better performances. He plays a boozy doctor also named Francis like him !. When he isn't drunk and spouting moralising stories he manages to expertly amputate the leg of a wounded Japanese soldier.
Others have mentioned Sands' performance. It really is awful and amateurish. Frank should have cut his whole sorry performance out and that would have improved the film...a bit anyway.
There was also too much insubordination and disobeying of orders especially on the Japanese side I thought. I don't think the Japanese would have behaved like that with their code of honour and obedience.
Overall a very poor film and maybe that was why Frank never tried directing again. Although to his credit he didn't try to come across as the big star and gave others a fair chance.