A star cast, considering it was made so long ago. A gruelling night watching the impossible struggle of a newly-promoted lance bombardier supervising an unhappy guard hut in a gun park in a British-occupation base in Germany, on a bitter winter night. Does it sound like fun to you? I am put in mind of Kipling's poem about the young recruit in a similar classic situation: (roughly:) "And now he's half of nothing, and all a private yet, And his room they ups and rags him to see what they will get. They rags him low and cunning, each dirty trick they can. But he learns to sweat his temper and he learns to sweat his man."
Brilliant portrayals of the characters and an unflinching view of what Army life is like, marooned in camp and beset by rules. You'll need a stiff drink after this one!
Brilliant portrayals of the characters and an unflinching view of what Army life is like, marooned in camp and beset by rules. You'll need a stiff drink after this one!