Although it's remembered as Gregory Peck's debut,his character is not really very interesting.Nina's and Mitya's love affair (without a single kiss or a word of love) is very touching: the girl giving an impromptu performance before the young boy who don't know what a theater is ,and this wonderful moment when Nina tells the little sister about the death of her brother/hero ("he was smiling,he was happy,his name will live in the history books").All was probably filmed in studios and the low budget gives the movie an eerie atmosphere ,which is not surprising from a director such as Jacques Tourneur ("cat people" " curse of the demon").The David vs Goliath ending is rather impressive ,considering the limitations the director was working under.A propaganda movie,but an endearing one.
Review of Days of Glory
