The Secret Invasion
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Movie Reviews of The Secret Invasion
Movie Review: Selfish Criminals Redeemed in WW2 Thriller
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Secret Invasion" is one of Roger Corman's very best films. It has
an exciting story, colorful characters, and gorgeous location photography
in Dubrovnik, Croatia. One of the big pleasures is seeing how the five
criminal "experts" (and their British Army commander) each make a choice
to sacrifice for the mission, and thus for a free world. The formerly
selfish reprobates learn to care, and become genuine heroes. But in the
final view, there is really no glory or satisfaction, just a bloody job
accomplished at a terrible cost, as in any war.
Movie Review: the secret invasion
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed the movie and as always the old actors always deliver a great performance amazon please keep the good movies coming bob AustraliaMovie Review: prisoners on a secret mission . . . no not reisman's guys
Summary: 3 Stars
Predating The Dirty Dozen (1967) by several years, Roger Corman's World War II adventure, The Secret Invasion (1964), features prisoners recruited for a covert operation behind enemy lines. The rationale for the mission is questionable, and why prisoners were selected is not revealed, however once things get rolling, it is not a bad film.
It's 1943, and British Army Major Richard Mace (Stewart Granger), is in command of a multinational group of prisoners that includes Robert Rocca (Raf Vallone), Terence Scanlon (Mickey Rooney), Simon Fell (Edd Byrnes), Jean Saval (William Campbell), and John Durell (Henry Silva). Each man has a special skill, but there isn't a lot of time for character development, and things move along rather briskly, and the group is soon in the Balkans, meeting up with a group of partisans. Mace's group learns they are to free an Italian general being held prisoner by the Germans. They begin a farfetched plan to dig into a castle used as a prison, but they are captured before they get very far.
The Germans are remarkably patient, torturing the prisoners one by one. Mace seems to have lost control of the situation, but things change when the prisoners come up with a plan to free the Italian general and escape. It is remarkably successful, and somehow receives massive partisan support. A raucous, though disjointed battle on the mountainside takes place. Most of the team do not survive, but the General is delivered safety. There is however a twist, that requires one final sacrifice to ultimately make the mission a 'success'.
Although early on the film has some low budget aspects, B-move pioneer Roger Corman (Death Race 2000), makes excellent use of locations in Yugoslavia and Croatia, producing a film that looks quite good, featuring some beautiful scenic shots, including those of the fortress prison and the Mediterranean Sea. The plot may have flaws, and Corman may not have had a lot of experience staging large scale battle scenes, but The Secret Invasion is a film that fans of World War II action should consider seeing.
Movie Review: The Secret Invasion
Summary: 3 Stars
Although this is no "Guns of Navarone", it shares a great deal of similarity with it and "Dirty Dozen". It turns out it was released three years before the dozen. Good acting, good story, and beautiful Italian countryside. I still couldn't quite rate it as well as "Guns of Navarone", but I like it better than "Dirty Dozen". I am certainly glad I had the opportunity to rent it. It certainly deserves at least three and a half stars. A group of prisoners are offered their lifes in exchange for freeing an Italian General from a German prison to help the Allied invasion of Italy. The cast includes Stewart Granger, Mickey Rooney, Henry Silva, Ed Byrnes and Peter Coe. Mickey tries to pull off an Irish accent and although he doesn't quite do it he is still kind of fun watching as he tries to play the part of Irish demolitions expert. The rest the cast are quite good in their roles. Great directing by Roger Corman, decent production values, and good effects. It certainly comes close to making the A list. Overall a decent WWII movie for the whole family. If you enjoyed this catch Von Ryan's Express.
CA Luster
Movie Review: Dave
Summary: 1 Stars
Another horrible war movie which should have never been filmed. Poor plot, terrible acting, and a disgrace on Mr. Rooney's tremendous film career. Maybe worth one star but this film is a real STINKER.
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