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27/01/1964 War, Drama 1h 33m
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The most unusual chain of events that ever held your emotions at gun point.

Overview

In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood. Stalwart American Lt. Colonel Barney Adams (Mitchum) is dispatched to defend him in the ensuing court martial. But when Lt. Adams starts encountering roadblocks in his search for evidence, and his key witnesses start disappearing one after another, he soon realizes he's merely a pawn in a mysterious conspiracy that could extend to the highest levels of military power.

  1. Guy Hamilton

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Mitchum

    Lt. Col. Barney Adams

  2. France Nuyen

    Kate Davray

  3. Barry Sullivan

    General Kempton

  4. Trevor Howard

    Major Kensington

  5. Keenan Wynn

    Lieut. Winston

  6. Sam Wanamaker

    Major Kaufman

  7. Alexander Knox

    Colonel Burton

  8. Gary Cockrell

    Lieut. Morse

  9. Robert Nichols

    Lieut. Bender

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-01
"Col. Adams" (Robert Mitchum) is drafted in to conduct the defence, at court martial, of an American officer accused of murdering a British NCO in India. There's no doubt about the crime, nor that it was committed as charged so it all looks like fait accompli. "Adams" finds his grey cells starting to twitch when seemingly pointless obstacles are strewn in front of him. One witness is transferred suddenly and those supposed to be facilitating his work start to impede it. One conversation starts to ring alarm bells - perhaps his client isn't competent? Might he have a defence of insanity? That c...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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