If my memory serves me correctly, this movie appeared shortly after Hardy Kruger's famous movie, "The One that Got Away". In this movie, his acting style is much the same as before but I was pleasantly surprised that my interest was held so well by the other supporting cast. The presentation in black and white didn't seem to detract but I was perpetually frustrated by the brief exposure times for the subtitles, which, of course, reflected the speed of the French dialogue.
This was a very daring movie where the "heroes" befriend an "enemy" and soon must depend on him for their own survival in the desert. Who's a friend and who's the enemy now? The answer gradually dawns on us: these people have no fight with one another. They are only men who need one another. The most daring scene is the very end where the character of Lino Ventura refuses to salute during a parade because of his bitterness (Spoiler alert: when they are rescued by French troops, their German prisoner/friend is killed.)
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