This is a strange film.On the one hand it tries to be anti-war,on the other,its as fine a action flick as I've seen.The story of Anzio is sad indeed.This films doesn't really explain all the mistakes made,but does admit to them,thats the anti-war end of it.The action end of it was,well,let me tell you one scene.Soldiers are running from enemy tanks and forced to cross a mine field to escape.Mitchell throws stones into the mine field and the soldiers run across on top of them as they throw them ahead of themselfs.One asks how Mitchell thought of this as mines blow up under the stones.I learned it from a old Chinese soldier was his reply.Where's he now,the soldier asked?He didn't make it was Mitchells answer as they were still in the middle of the mine field. I loved this flick,including the off beat performance by Peter Falk.