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Mood:
- RoughSuspensefulExciting
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Plot:
- SoldierDaring RescueRescueLove TriangleHeroic MissionMilitary LifeBattlesTough Heroes more...
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Genres:
- DramaWarAction
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Time/Period:
- World War 2
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Place:
- JapanJungleBurma
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Never So Few, 1959
English
USA
Profile of Never So Few
Never So Few can be described as exciting, rough, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around a daring rescue, military life, and a love triangle. The main genres are drama, war, and action. In approach, Never So Few is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a jungle. It is located in Burma and Japan. Never So Few is based on a book. It is well suited for a boys' night.
Summary of Never So Few
Frank Sinatra stars as Capt. Tom Reynolds, a charismatic guerrilla fighter who heads a combined British and American force assigned to repel Japanese invaders in Burma during World War II while training the Kachin natives in his style of warfare. During quieter moments, he finds time to romance Carla Vesari (Gina Lollabrigida), the voluptuous paramour of enigmatic local businessman Nikko Regas (Paul Henreid). Dispensing with the niceties of seduction, Reynolds explains to his conquest, "I kissed you, you kissed me back. I got the message." Although ordered to remain in Burma, Reynolds gets annoyed when his Kachin friends are attacked by Chinese nationalists commanded by Chiang Kai-shek. Defying orders, he leads his guerrilla unit over the border into China for some particularly brutal payback. As a result, he will have to deal with legal retribution, possibly a court-martial, upon his return. Meanwhile, Carla must decide whether to stay with Regas or leave for a new life in the U.S. with Reynolds. Charles Bronson and Steve McQueen can be seen in small roles, limbering up for a more auspicious Sturges project, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 7 December 1959 |
| Runtime: | 125 min |
Cast and Crew
as Capt. Tom Reynolds
as Carla Vesari
Users Reviews
- 04.March.2011
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- by: Dale Williams
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