7/10
yet another mindless action film
19 August 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Umberto Lenzi war film about three POWs who escape from a camp in Yugoslavia and end up getting hooked up with Partisans. First they put their flying skill to use flying biplanes in support of resistance actions, later the group tries to make their escape and find themselves fighting across the countryside. Good Italian war film that keeps up interest because it just keeps moving. I like that the film doesn't get bogged down. My initial reaction was that perhaps it was too rambling a film, but thinking about it afterward I found that I like it more than I thought. The bridge of the title is Nazi held bridge that the Allies have been trying to destroy and failing, but which our heroes need to cross to get home, and which they need to destroy to have any hope of actually getting away. I'm guessing the film incorporates footage from other bigger budgeted films, and while its not always perfectly matched it does help to add weight to the proceedings. Over all it's a good way to spend a night on the couch.
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