BasicLogic Very watchable WWII desert battle in African desert. Bogart and all the supporting actors did a great job in this black and white film and best yet, Hollywood didn't force feed the screenplay with ridiculous out-of-place female characters with pretty faces in this tough desert combat film, so it just looked very real and realistic. I have to say that shooting such film in a desert was nothing but difficult to all the people who involved in it. It's not easy to make such film.The other thing I first found out during watching this film was when Bogart in this kind genre movies without female actress(es), it suddenly became so easy to take him and the films more seriously, because I often found out whenever he played a romantic role, he just looked so ugly and so old and simply made me feel disgusted. I just couldn't understand why used so many old bags such as Bogart, Fred Astair, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable... to play lovers with much much younger female actresses, during that specific era. These male actors, especially Fred Astair with his old monkey face, could be possibly make those young pretty women fall in love with them. Every time when I watched these old gizzards playing Romeo, it just made me feel disgusting and unnatural.But Bogart in this film, well, I just felt he's in the right place to play such believable heroic role, and didn't give me any disgusting feeling from the very beginning to the very end and, love it!

Basil33 This a wonderful film with a stellar cast headed by Humphrey Bogart. Seldom did a war film reflect so well the combined effort of the countries involved. There seemed to be a greater understanding of the wider struggle, and genuine understanding and mutual respect between the nations. Great to see Dan Duryea in a heroic role, with marvellous support from Rex Ingram, J. Carrol Naish, Bruce Bennett and the lesser known actors such as Carl Harbord and Louis Mercier. The movie has a lot of humanity, reflected especially when they don't let the Italian prisoner onto the overcrowded truck, but then change their mind. It brings to mind Ice Cold in Alex in which the greater enemy for both sides is the desert.. Not seen the remake, but I think I will pass on it.

SnoopyStyle In June 1942, American Sgt. Joe Gunn (Humphrey Bogart) leads his tank crew in a battle alongside the British 8th Army. They're ordered to retreat with the Germans closing in on three sides. They fix up their M3 Lee tank and head south. Along the way, they pick up some stragglers, fend off the Germans, and even get POWs. The biggest threat however is the lack of water. The German forces are also in dire need for water.This is a fine propaganda war movie made at the height of WWII. Most of the Allie countries are well represented. They even have a colonial Sudanese to show the Nazi's racism. The Italian prisoner gives voice to the hope that the Italians are a reluctant axis power. The German prisoner is the typical evil Nazi. Their tank is contemporary for the actual battle. Of course, they don't have German equipment but the movie doesn't suffer for it. Bogie is a great Hollywood star and he's the perfect lead for this. The battle is a little bit static but they do have lots of action.

PWNYCNY This movie withstands the test of time and therefore is a classic. All the facets of movie production fall right into place in this outstanding movie about sacrifice and heroism. Instead of being hokey, this movie offers a strong and compelling story about survival and does this with an all-male cast. This movie may be the penultimate war movie; it is at least an excellent example of the genre. Theatrics are set aside as the the story immediately unfolds and follows a straight path leading to a strong dramatic finale. Humphrey Bogart and the rest of the cast are excellent. Especially impressive is the performance of J. Carroll Naish as an Italian POW. Although made during World War Two, the movie succeeds in keeping propaganda to a minimum and concentrates instead on telling a story. The movie maintains a steady level of suspense as the audience is made to wonder whether the tank crew will survive. In the era of flashy special effects and computer graphics, it is refreshing to watch a movie that relies solely on acting and actual sets and locations to tell a story.