Gregory Peck has such a "presence" and commanding voice, I want to view everything he did. I missed this years ago. Also really like David Niven, who so underplays his roles but commands attention. Enjoy Roger Moore too, also underplays eloquently. Fun movie, if you enjoy these actors.
This is great movie about an event that occurred in 1943, and remained classified under the British Official Secrets Act until 1978. Although no doubt some liberties were taken to enhance the story, the fact remains that the truth is usually more entertaining and bawdy than fiction!
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awesome war movie
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Based on a true story (honestly) and an interesting side story of WW II. Unfortunately the movie suffers from Roger Moore as Roger Moore and a bad English accent from his Boss. However the supporting cast of vintage Brit stars are good and the whole thing makes a good trip to the movies. Read the original book - Last charge of the Calcuta Light Horse - after you see the film.
This is a movie for fans of the genre (70's british action with big name stars). I'm a Roger Moore fan so I felt compelled to buy it. The story and overall philosophy of the film is pretty outdated and has an old british arrogance about it that hasn't aged too well but Roger is as always charismatic and carries his part well.
Always enjoy factual accounts.
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I liked this movie, Because it is base on true story, even if though it is a low budget film it has good actors in it, which makes it worth watching.
A truly fantastic WW2 action film this one. While it does not convey the true blood and guts horror of war for the politically correct, it is a masterpiece of easy entertainment. It is a British "Kelleys Heroes" but with men who were true heroes. Men who knew that they would not get rewarded, not get a pension, medals or recognition of any sort for their real world heroic acts of bravery and duty, even though it may cost their life but they did it anyway. It could have been called "The final charge of the Calcutta light horse". It has a great classic cast of seasoned mature actors, an interesting plot with more than a grain of historical truth, only revealed after 50 years of concealment by the official secrets act. The actors do what they do best (Even Roger Moore calmly confusing a waiter in Goa by ordering "a human arm for the dog" simply melts into the plot.) The plot gets deeper and better until the military operation is revealed and the film develops to a really explosive climax with pleanty of interesting twists along the way. If you want to see an action packed WW2 war and spy movie with tense drama then this is for you. Its just a real shame that it is not available in region 2.Read full review
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