Based on William Wood novel that was released one year prior, Lewis Milestone’s 1943 wartime drama Edge of Darkness, tells a tale of a German-occupied Norwegian village of Trollness where villagers have decided to fight back against them. It all begins when German soldiers fly over the village of Trollness, where they stop to investigate…
Objective, Burma! Blu-ray review
Objective, Burma! is an American war film from 1945 that is based on, to some extent, the six-month raid by Merrill’s Marauders in the Burma Campaign during World War II. The film is directed by legendary director Raoul Walsh and stars screen legend Errol Flynn who discards swashbuckling tights for military clothing. The main crux…
Attack Blu-ray review
Attack, also called Attack! is a 1956 War thriller directed by legendary director Robert Aldrich. The story is about the grim realities of war and of cowardice. Taking place in 1945, during the final days of World War II, a National Guard infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but there is tension…
The Eagle and the Hawk Blu-ray review
Screen legends Frederic March, Cary Grant and Carole Lombard team-up in the 1933 World War I thriller The Eagle and the Hawk. This film took place just before Grant and Lombard’s careers would rise to stardom, while Fredric March had already reached new heights thanks to his roles in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and…