1957 Stanley Kubrik
Set in the trenches of northern France during WW1 Colonel Dax (Kirk
Douglas) is given an impossible mission by his commander to take a
German stronghold. During the assault almost all that advanced are
killed, realising it is futile to carry on the remaining men retreat.
The glory seeking General takes this as cowardice and mutiny and
decides to make an example of them.
The film's tagline was 'Now the screen blasts open the bombshell story
of a Colonel who led his regiment into hell and back - while their
maddened General waited for them - with a firing squad!'
An unexpected gem 8.5/10
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