Robert Mitchum stars as Dick Ennis, a war correspondent covering the war from the actual front lines. He goes with the US army to Anzio and sees one of the bloodiest battles of the war first hand.
The soldiers he meets are an odd lot, but always willing to serve their country. Peter Falk is very good as Cpl. Jack Rabinoff, a man who always has something up his sleeve. Arthur Kennedy is Maj. Gen. Jack Lesley who is outsmarted by the Germans and forced to be reassigned after the mission.
This is a good accounting of the battle and if you watch a lot of movies you'll see some very familiar faces in here including Arthur Franz, Mark Damon, Earl Holliman, Robert Ryan and many more.
The film runs two hours which is a little long, but if you like WW2 films you'll enjoy this. The final battle consisting of just four American soldiers is a little unsettling. Recommended!
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