I'll be honest. I admired this film and liked some moments but overall I cannot say I love it. Burt Lancaster has always been one of my favorite actors and I have a new love of Jules Dassin based on Rififi and The Naked City but overall the movie engaged me more intellectually than emotionally. The ending is a great existential statement and some of the dialogue is fine. I think the sameness of the drab uniforms and bleakness of the prison as well as the lack of females on screen (all the scenes involving dames are flashbacks and are brief (It is as shame that Yvonne DeCarlo was only on screen for a few moments, I find her exceptionally beautiful). Still if you are a Noir buff and a fan of Dassin you should see this once.
for you Yvonne De Carlo fans; Voila!
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