Das tödliche Dreieck (1979)

Das tödliche Dreieck: Directed by Peter Hyams. With Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer, Alec McCowen. Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.

“While the story is set in the context of world war 2, what itu0026#39;s really about is the difference between men who are now called u0026#39;alphau0026#39; and u0026#39;beta.u0026#39; One is a brash, self-confident, risk-taking narcissist; the other is a high-achieving, highly educated, planner. Women often wish to marry the latter, and make love with the former. Ms. Down faces this issue.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, an excellent discussion, and depiction, of this particular kind of dilemma.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie begins in London, with the American pilot (alpha) and the British nurse conning each other, trying to fake each other out for a place on a bus. This game is interrupted by v-2 rocket bombing, and a real, and intense, emotional bonding. Much later, the nurseu0026#39;s husband (beta) is introduced, and we discover he is a high-ranking official with the British military. The story develops from there, with a somewhat improbable pairing, and a spy mission. It is suspenseful, but is really a romantic drama.”