Superb characterisation, and outstanding performances from the two leads, Peter Finch and Virginia McKenna, which portrays the dreadful fate of those who were captured by the invading Japanese in Malaya and Singapore. The clash between the two cultures is convincingly highlighted, in this tale of survival against all the odds. Well worth a watch, or in my case a repeat watch.
One minor historical "goof".. the Army truck which transports the escaping colonials to the place where they are eventually captured has a large, five-pointed white star painted on its bonnet. Singapore fell in February 1942. The white star was first introduced on American vehicles in August 1942, and was not widely used on all Allied vehicles until 1943.
One minor historical "goof".. the Army truck which transports the escaping colonials to the place where they are eventually captured has a large, five-pointed white star painted on its bonnet. Singapore fell in February 1942. The white star was first introduced on American vehicles in August 1942, and was not widely used on all Allied vehicles until 1943.