Two young brothers, motherless and now relying on their workaholic father, try getting closer to their only surviving parent while stationed in Tunisia. Director Jerry Schatzberg, working from a listless screenplay by Barra Grant via Florence Montgomery's novel, never shakes the lead out, and the picture is stillborn as a result. Henry Thomas, one of the most intuitive child actors of this era, doesn't match up well with Gene Hackman; the two are supposed to be estranged, but there's no connection between them even at the finale. A depressing experience, with the curious location not helping matters. * from ****