Wonderfully done old-fashioned tragic romance sprinkled with a healthy dose of jingoism. This was intended as an inspirational propaganda piece in the early days of WW2 but the beautiful sets and sweeping romanticism typical of the era raise it to the status of classic.
She was fabulous...a true movie star at a time when that meant something. He was more wooden...perhaps constrained by the maimed character and the ethic of the time. The staging of the climactic battle scene is still impressive in this day of wall-to-wall CGI.
A very high quality production that deserves to be seen.
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