Title: A hot climb to the top of drama
Product review: Saw this film the first time round on PBS as a kid. Was mostly wrapped up in the British dialogue on first viewing. Caught it again years later on TCM and as an adult, and was then able to understand the true drama of this gripping film set in a WW2 era British miliary prison in the searing North African desert. Became hooked from that point on. One of director Lumet's best, and in my opinion not given it's full due. Finally lucky to have found it on DVD through Amazon. As fellow inmates, the young Sean Connery is brilliant as Sgt. Roberts as is the equally youthful Ozzie Davis as Pvt. Jacko King. My recommendation is to come for the British-ness and dark humor, and stay for the drama and tense ending.
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