A good companion piece to Paths of Glory which would be released the following year. Jack Palance and the rest of the cast do a bang up job. Lee Marvin as always is excellent. Movie treats the subject of cowardice in war with all the subtlety it deserves. A small budget and no co-operation from the USAF are easily compensated for with a story that movie relentlessly forward. Fine directing by Robert Aldrich and an excellent screenplay means that the movie hums along. One of the best war movies I've ever seen.
