Atty1337

Great performances by the actors and actresses many of whom are unfamiliar to US audiences. Spell binding story in which the details all hold together unlike so many modern movies with storyline glitches which don't make sense. Outstanding photography which time freezes Italy, England and especially Paris France in the early 1970's. Not only the sights but the sounds make you feel that you are right there participating as an observer of the action. The sequences that flash back and forth between the hired hit man and the police are well paced.The suspense holds the audience not only to the very end of the film but raises an unanswered question which the viewer takes home after the movie is over.Only a great director like Fred Zinnemann could make this into the masterpiece which it is.

Small budget and inadequate film distribution held this movie back but it is a little gem.

Seen in Chicago circa 1965 and never been around since.Story of a henpecked fireman living a mundane existence in 1960's suburbia.

Each of the characters represents a personalty type that we have all come across in real life.

The humor comes from the exaggerated antics of each of these characters.

These antics are played out in Middleman's home life and also at work. Filmed in color at nondescript locations that could be anywhere in the United States

This World War II movie has a realistic well written script, good acting and presents the viewer with a powerful moral dilemma to contemplate about war. Do you follow orders regardless of what your own observations suggest you do? I saw this movie 40 years ago and have never forgotten it. The tragedy is that it apparently did not have big promotional dollars behind it so has never reappeared. Nine stars out of ten.