Never So Few (1959) | |
| Director(s) | John Sturges |
| Producer(s) | Edmund Grainger |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, Romance, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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Never So Few (1959) was a Drama - War Film directed by John Sturges and produced by Edmund Grainger.
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On Blu-ray: The Vibrant Casts of Home From the Hill (1960) and Never So Few (1959)
By KC on Sep 21, 2018 From Classic MoviesSometimes, no matter what other elements are at play, the pure starpower of the actors onscreen dominate a film. The biggest draw of Never So Few (1959) and Home From the Hill (1960) is the unusual composition of their casts. Both have a fascinating, somewhat off-kilter mix of old and new Hollywood.... Read full article
Never So Few (1959)
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogJohn Sturges’ Never So Few (1959) is part WWII drama and part exotic melodrama. Inspired by true events, it follows the story of American and British troops in Burma (now Myanmar) working on an attack on the Japanese but are in turn attacked by Chinese guerrillas. The troop is led by Captain R... Read full article
Never So Few (1959)
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogJohn Sturges’ Never So Few (1959) is part WWII drama and part exotic melodrama. Inspired by true events, it follows the story of American and British troops in Burma (now Myanmar) working on an attack on the Japanese but are in turn attacked by Chinese guerrillas. The troop is led by Captain R... Read full article
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Gen. Sloan: [Capt. Reynolds thinks he's tricked the General] I've got a couple of tricksters, real star-spangled hell-for-leather tricksters, right outside that door.
Capt. Tom Reynolds: [Meeting with his commanding officer at Army headquarters, Calcutta] I want a doctor, Fred, and I want one right away. Or you won't have a single Kachin left.
Col. Fred Parkson: Did you fly down here just to bicker about doctors?
Capt. Tom Reynolds: Among other things. But most important, the doctor. We've only been here a few hours, but I've seen 10, 15 doctors. Where they coming from? Where they going?
Col. Fred Parkson: I'll listen to anything you gotta' say. But just who do you think you are? You and your jungle wallahs coming here, flexing your muscles. You're not the only guys fighting a backwash war.
Capt. Tom Reynolds: We're the only ones without a doctor.
Col. Fred Parkson: Find yourself an unassigned doctor, and I'll tag him for your outfit.
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Facts about
According to the Australian DVD sleeve notes, this was Italian Gina Lollobrigida's first movie that she made in Hollywood.
Steve McQueen's role was originally going to be played by Sammy Davis Jr.. A feud had broken out between Davis and Frank Sinatra after Davis had claimed in a radio interview that he was a greater singer than Sinatra. Sinatra demanded he be dropped from the cast, and McQueen got the part.
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