The Eve of St. Mark (1944)

Regisseur:

John M. Stahl

Drehbuchautoren:

Maxwell Anderson (play)
George Seaton (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

22. Mai 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Kriegsfilm | Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Sergeant | Based On Play

Nutzerkommentare:

Critique of "Eve of St, Marks"

Besetzung

Anne Baxter	...	Janet Feller
William Eythe	...	Pvt. Quizz West
Michael O'Shea	...	Pvt. Thomas Mulveroy
Vincent Price	...	Pvt. Francis Marion
Ruth Nelson	...	Nell West
Ray Collins	...	Deckman West
Stanley Prager	...	Pvt. Glinka
Harry Morgan	...	Pvt. Shevlin (as Henry Morgan)
Robert Bailey	...	Cpl. Tate
Joann Dolan	...	Lill Bird
Toni Favor	...	Sal Bird
George Mathews	...	Sgt. Ruby
John Archer	...	Pvt. Carter
Murray Alper	...	Sgt. Kriven
Dickie Moore	...	Zip West

Alternativ:

Maxwell Anderson's The Eve of St. Mark (USA) (complete title)

Länge:

96 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Altersfreigabe:

USA:Approved (certificate #9651)

Firma:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Dies und das:

Michael O'Shea, Stanley Prager, George Matthews, Joann Dolan , Joven E. Rola and Toni Favor all reprised their original stage roles in the film.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Montiert/geschnitten zu All This and World War II (1976)

Critique of "Eve of St, Marks"

This much underrated and little shown movie is up there with the best of the WW2 morale boosters and truly deserves to be better known. Unlike many mawkish and sentimental American movies about the sacrifices made by America in WW2, this film is genuinely uplifting and soul stirring and manages to do so by some superbly poetic speeches made by several cast members, who delivered poetic stanzas as though Olivier and Barrymore were watching. Vincent Price- who as a Southern "aristocrat" has never been better IMHO, quotes readily from Shakespeare and does so without making the viewer feel embarrassed or uncomfortable. His role is that of charm personified and he carries it off perfectly. At other times the dialogue is snappy and amusing and the movies use of many outside locations gives it an added dimension that, along with the dialogue, demands the viewer's constant attention. This is a movie to keep and enjoy. I will !