I don't think this is as good as others say it is, also made at the wrong time, not long after the war ended, it was more of a propaganda film made during austerity times to cheer up the public, particularly the British.
About a true story but only a little accurate, It has 2 great British actors in James Mason and Richard Burton, but the acting is a bit over dramatic, a young Burton over acts and Mason, although looking a bit germanic does not look anything like Rommel, and he is rather droll. There is not one German actor in the entire cast (only a token Austrian), not so surprising because of the year it was made, and not many Australians in the Australian company.
The photography is not good, the daylight scenes looked too dark, almost like night scenes, and with B&W film it looked poor, it was made in the Arizona desert so not the right place, but since the photography was bad it was hard to say where it was. The Direction by Robert Wise was ok but not one of his best, it was an early effort. The music tried to be stirring but did not succeed.
All in all it was poorly made, at the wrong time and the acting too dramatic, If made in the 60's it would have been made a lot better and much benefited from colour film. Maybe a modern remake is a possibility ?
About a true story but only a little accurate, It has 2 great British actors in James Mason and Richard Burton, but the acting is a bit over dramatic, a young Burton over acts and Mason, although looking a bit germanic does not look anything like Rommel, and he is rather droll. There is not one German actor in the entire cast (only a token Austrian), not so surprising because of the year it was made, and not many Australians in the Australian company.
The photography is not good, the daylight scenes looked too dark, almost like night scenes, and with B&W film it looked poor, it was made in the Arizona desert so not the right place, but since the photography was bad it was hard to say where it was. The Direction by Robert Wise was ok but not one of his best, it was an early effort. The music tried to be stirring but did not succeed.
All in all it was poorly made, at the wrong time and the acting too dramatic, If made in the 60's it would have been made a lot better and much benefited from colour film. Maybe a modern remake is a possibility ?