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I got to review the movie on a reworked german edition lately, and it still holds on to it's own greatness and the test of time even against a "Private Ryan" or other movies of the same kind. The gripping dense atmosphere in the trenches, in the back of the fighting and at the german home site, the powerful performances of all actors (where nobody came to real fame except "Dr Kildare" say Lew Ayres) make up an intensity and a powerful statement on the devastation of war exercised even on those who physically survive it. 10 out of 10.

I was very sceptical regarding the movie, as i was a buff for the old TV serial, especially the b\w issues providing with good entertainment and grasping suspense. But the movie holds up to it, added with contemporary special effects, action and fine acting from both Harrison and T.L. Jones. However, it is all too obvious, that a good guy like Harrison could have never killed his wife. So maybe they should have swapped the roles of the two, as the Jones type might leave some doubt in terms of killing ability for crooks and wives. And who says they could have turned the end upside down from the original ?