Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
The story
A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a mission behind enemy lines, things don't go exactly to plan. This film differs in that some of the 'heroes' are very reluctant, but they come good when they are pursued by the Japanese who are determined to prevent them returning to base.
- world war ii
- british army
- infantry
- philippines
- jungle
- pacific island
- pacific theater
- vanuatu
- new hebrides
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Michael Caine
Pvt. Tosh Hearne
Cliff Robertson
Lt. Sam Lawson
Ian Bannen
Pvt. Jock Thornton
Harry Andrews
Col. Thompson
- Denholm Elliott — Captain Hornsby
- Ronald Fraser — Private Campbell
- Lance Percival — Cpl. McLean
- Percy Herbert — Sgt. Johnstone
- Sam Kydd — C/Sgt.
- Patrick Jordan — Sgt. Major
- William Beckley — Pvt. Currie
- Martin Horsey — Pvt. Griffiths
- Don Knight — Pvt. Connolly
- Harvey Jason — Pvt. Scott
- Roger Newman — Pvt. Riddle
- Directed
- Robert Aldrich
- Written
- Lukas Heller, Robert Aldrich, Robert Sherman
Production
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 · 78 ratings
- Studio
- ABC Pictures, The Associates & Aldrich Company, Palomar Pictures International
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