Der Lohn der Mutigen (1965)
14KDer Lohn der Mutigen: Directed by Frank Sinatra. With Tatsuya Mihashi, Takeshi Katô, Homare Suguro, Kenji Sahara. During WW2, a platoon of Marines crash-lands on a tiny Pacific island occupied by a small Japanese unit.
“A very different type of war or in this case, anti-war movie. Effective plane crash at the beginning, I wonder if this is where the current TV series u0026#39;Lostu0026#39; got some of its insperation. This is a cleverly written piece, with the similarities between sides and the appreciation of command and position brilliantly observed. I think Frank Sinatra was hugely underrated as a movie star. However, I found him disappointing here. Sure, he can play a drunk with his eyes shut, but the doctor is a complex and excellent potential character role that we never saw explored. Sinatra looked as if his mind was elsewhere and probably as director, it was and his character was totally unbelievable. This is not to distract from an original, well acted and in truth, touching piece that has a very strong message to deliver.”
