A long way behind The Longest Day in terms of star power and A Bridge Too Far as a reconstruction of a key World War II battle, this is a sloppy, noisy account of how the Allies struck at the soft underbelly of Europe in January 1944. Facts are at a premium as director Edward Dmytryk wastes time on a Nazi sniper subplot.
Robert Ryan and Mitchum struggle to make themselves heard above the din, of course Michem is has a great presence and is does his best to improve the picture but the dialogue isn't worth hearing anyway.