As a fan of Dirk Bogarde I was looking forward to finally seeing this film, but it was not really worth the wait. Although the plot was fine, there was remarkably little suspense, which coupled with some surprisingly wooden acting, left one with the feeling that this was just a group of men going for a walk over some hills.
For a war film there is an almost complete lack of action, which is probably true to life, but makes for very boring viewing.
There were also a number of continuity defects (appearing and disappearing mist, car going round the same corner twice) which might have gone unnoticed in a more gripping film, but were glaringly obvious here.
To sum up, one of Dirk Bogarde's worst films.
For a war film there is an almost complete lack of action, which is probably true to life, but makes for very boring viewing.
There were also a number of continuity defects (appearing and disappearing mist, car going round the same corner twice) which might have gone unnoticed in a more gripping film, but were glaringly obvious here.
To sum up, one of Dirk Bogarde's worst films.