This might have been a good film if they had not cast middle-aged actors, which completely destroys any attempt at realism in the film. The average age of a soldier during World War II was only 26, and the majority were a lot younger than that, yet in this film they cast the middle-aged John Mills, the middle-aged Harry Andrews and the middle-aged Anthony Quayle as soldiers during the North African Campaign. Sebastian Haffner is correct regarding Hitler's role in decolonisation. He forced Churchill to sign the Atlantic Charter, which effectively dismantled the European colonial empires. This film would be much better as a remake with younger actors.
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