Classic POW Drama,

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Classic POW drama,set in a Allied camp in the dying days of Japanese ww2, George Segal, Stars as the cool as a breeze corporal,who has a firm grip on the camp's black market,Patrick O'Neal is his right hand man, James fox, plays an innocent British officer who falls under Segals influence,Tom Courtenay,is the camp's Marshall provost who is determined to put an end to Segal's wheeling dealing,

This Classic film, has a wealth of British talent involved, sir john mills, Denholm Elliott, john standing, as well as Leonard Rossiter and James Donald, who previously starred in another James Clavell adaptation 'the great escape' Bryan Forbes directs this classic,it's certainly earn's its place in the top 100 War films,Probably one of the finest of its kind, john Barry,Contributes A stark music score,

score 10/10

greene515 3 January 2006

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