WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

JohnHowardReid A Sam Spiegel-Anatole Litvak Production for Horizon Pictures (Sam Spiegel) (London) and Filmsonor (Paris). Copyright 1 February 1967 by Horizon, Filmsonor. Released through Columbia. New York opening at the Capitol and Cinema I simultaneously: 2 February 1967. U.S. release: February 1967. U.K. release: 5 March 1967. Australian release: 21 April 1967. French release: April 1967. 13,213 feet. 147 minutes. Cut to 140 minutes in France. Filmed on locations in France and Poland. (Available on a very good Uca DVD).French release title: LA NUIT DES GÉNÉRAUX.SYNOPSIS: In Warsaw in 1942, a prostitute who doubles as an agent for the Germans is sadistically murdered by one of her clients. Sharif, from the German intelligence service that employed the unfortunate girl, sets out to track down the killer and soon narrows the field of suspects down to three generals. Eventually, Sharif's nearly obsessive mission to prove one of the three guilty annoys his superiors and he is transferred to Paris. Two years later, all the suspected generals are present in Paris when another prostitute is murdered.COMMENT: Anyone who doesn't guess the murderer in this film can't have seen many pictures. There are only three to choose from, anyway. However, to add another puzzle to their narrative, the producers have deleted a few scenes and added a few unexpected transitions from the past events depicted to unexplained present-day ones; — so that one has a bit of a puzzle following the story as well. Added to the plot problem, the acting is not very good either. O'Toole repeats all his Lawrence of Arabia mannerisms, and thus spoils the whole effect. Anatole Litvak's direction is surprisingly mundane and undistinguished. Even Decae's normally lush camera-work is way below his usual brilliant standard here. It's just as well the sets are so atmospherically attractive, and there seem to be so many crowds of realistically costumed extras milling around. Obviously, stacks of money were prodigiously expended on the movie, and most of it is up there on the screen for us to marvel at and admire.

guylyons With Peter O'toole in the cast, you cant go wrong, so it had to be worth a second look over 30 years later. Sorry to other reviewers, this was a dated and tired looking film. A poorly told story for the silver screen, and an ordinary script, with a dull ending. My wife fell asleep, and she was dead right . O'toole was a fantastic performer to watch, but this one was not one of his best efforts. With many remakes being churned out, this story could certainly be re told today, and with the right casting and direction be a cracking film.

belindar-2 This film is one of the best thrillers that have been made. It is so sad that there are not many put together like this. I watched this film for the first time and was very impressed with the acting and direction in it. Some of the best actors of our time were in it and gave the audience a feel of true experts. I love Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, and Tom Courtenay. This film should go in the list of best war thrillers. Not only did it end with a surprise, it was delivered in a profound way; one that the audience could not have expected. Kudos to the director, Anatole Litvak, I am looking forward to seeing many more of his films. I give this film a 9 and not a 10 because I wanted more of it.

jkochoa4966 The truth is different nationalities conduct themselves differently. A Mexican might act differently than someone from China. An Eskimo might have a different dialogue than Frenchman. And of course, Germans are quite different than the English. What made this movie ridiculous (in addition to the supposed Nazi era Germans concerned with the murder of a prostitute in occupied Poland) is the very British dialogues, sensibilities that make this movie too unrealistic to be taken seriously. Omar Shariff as a nazi General? What's next Will Smith as Hitler? Of all the recognizable actors in this flick, Donald Pleasance did the best job in acting the part. This movie reminded me of the casting of the 1970s movie about the Hindenburg in which more than a few Jewish actors portrayed the nazi era German passengers at a time when its unlikely that they would have a premier seat on the luxury airship or be employed in the crew.