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| Henry Fonda | ... | ||
| Robert Shaw | ... | ||
| Robert Ryan | ... | ||
| Dana Andrews | ... |
Col. Pritchard
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| George Montgomery | ... | ||
| Ty Hardin | ... | ||
| Pier Angeli | ... | ||
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Barbara Werle | ... | |
| Charles Bronson | ... | ||
| Hans Christian Blech | ... | ||
| Werner Peters | ... | ||
| James MacArthur | ... | ||
| Karl-Otto Alberty | ... |
Von Diepel
(as Karl Otto Alberty)
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| Telly Savalas | ... | ||
| Steve Rowland | ... | ||
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent this occurrence, Hitler orders an all out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp. "The Battle of the Bulge" shows this conflict from the perspective of an American intelligence officer as well as from a German Panzer Commander. Written by Anthony Hughes <[email protected]>
Battle Of The Bulge is a fictionalised account of the battle of the Ardennes in December 1944. Directed by Ken Annakin, it's an ensemble piece that stars notably Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Robert Shaw, Charles Bronson, George Montgomery, Telly Savalas and Dana Andrews.
Rightly criticised for its approach to the actual event, one could forgive this failing if the film wasn't so immeasurably dull. I came across a quote for the film that said it was 101 war film making for children. Never has a used quote been so apt as that one for a war film. The actors either look bored or turn in wooden performances, the latter probably prompted by the insipid script from Philip Yordan & Milton Sperling. While the action scenes are constructed like some cardboard cut-out game taking place on the dining room table. It also unsuccessfully tries to blend humour with its serious intents, a blend that just comes off as confusion. There's some worth in this being a film about tank battle {a mighty piece of weaponry indeed}, but no this really is a poor genre offering that can't even be saved by the star wattage meant to propel it forward. 3/10