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None But the Brave [VHS]
 
 

None But the Brave [VHS] (1965)

Starring: Richard Bakalyan, Tony Bill Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: VHS Tape
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Richard Bakalyan, Tony Bill, Hisao Dazai, Brad Dexter, Jimmy Griffin
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
  • Language: English, Japanese
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: April 1, 1992
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 630195999X
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,314 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Frank Sinatra had a strong movie career for years, but he only directed one film: None but the Brave, a 1965 anti-war picture that turns out to be much more interesting and compelling than its reputation would suggest. On a remote Pacific island, a plane carrying U.S. Marines crash-lands, setting up a tense stand-off with the overlooked Japanese contingent already there. The two sides mirror each other, and eventually a nervous truce takes place. There are many unexpected choices here, including Sinatra's casting of himself as merely part of the ensemble, a weary pharmacist's mate who--in the film's most riveting sequence--must perform an amputation. The movie's narrated by the Japanese commander (Tatsuya Mihashi), and the Japanese actually speak their own language (well, except for the narration) instead of accented Hollywood English. Sinatra's good in it, and so is TV star Clint Walker, a big he-man with a quite approach. (Tommy Sands, then Sinatra's son-in-law, gives a broad but amusing performance as a nerdy by-the-book officer.) The film bears the influence of Bridge on the River Kwai with a little Mister Roberts thrown in, but it has a bitterness about war that goes all the way through to the forceful final title, a reflection of Sinatra's liberal views at the time. Clint Eastwood got a lot of credit for making two films that showed WWII from the American and the Japanese sides, Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima, but in a way Sinatra had already done it, and in one movie. It's not a major film, but an honorable effort, and it predates the rash of anti-war counterculture movies by a few years. --Robert Horton

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American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tribulations. Told through the eyes of the American and Japanese unit commanders, who must deal with an atmosphere of growing distrust and tension between their men.

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Frank Sinatra's None But The Brave, August 18, 2000
Again Frank Sinatra gives another fine performance (he has always been underrated as an actor in my opinion) and he even directed this film! This is an interesting W.W.II film set on an island in the Pacific where small bands of both American and Japanese forces are stranded. This film examines the human sacrifices made in war and questions if there is justification for those sacrifices examined through the camaraderie and reminisces of fellow combatants on both sides. Sinatra, as director, gives Clint Walker a chance to demonstrate his acting abilities in a fine dramatic performance. The stalwart cast also includes Tatsuya Mihashi, Tommy Sands, Tony Bill, Brad Dexter,Takeshi Kato and Sammy Jackson. Listen for an early score composed by John (Johnny) Williams. I always liked this one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars None But The Brave, August 13, 2000
Again Frank Sinatra gives another fine performance (he has always been underrated as an actor in my opinion) and he even directed this film! This is an interesting W.W.II film set on an island in the Pacific where small bands of both American and Japanese forces are stranded. This film examines the human sacrifices made in war and questions if there is justification for those sacrifices examined through the camaraderie and reminisces of fellow combatants on both sides. I always liked this one. Listen for an early score composed by John (Johnny) Williams.
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it, May 16, 2000
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Frankie works his magic once again in his rendition of a WWII story, None But the Brave. He made, however, not a 'bang it up, shoot it up, run run run' movie, but one that leaves the viewer pondering the meaning of war. Is it really worth it? The final message of the movie is spelled out in the end for those viewers who weren't willing to seek the deeper meaning for themselves. "Nobody ever wins". Nice going, Frankie, this one deserves more recognition than it's getting.
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3.0 out of 5 stars admirable intentions . . .
Set on an island in the south Pacific during World War II, None But The Brave is notable as the only film to be directed and produced by Frank Sinatra. Read more
Published 1 month ago by trebe

4.0 out of 5 stars War?
Sinatra took a different look at WW2...a small war on an island from both points of view. Well ahead of his time on the theme this is a great look at motivation, freindship, duty,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Koreacollieman

3.0 out of 5 stars NO SUBTITLES
Great little film BUT there are no subtitles for the Japanese parts of the film. HMMMMMMMM
Published 4 months ago by S. B. Robinson

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Movie...Annoying Subtitles.
None But The Brave is a fun & entertaining movie, and i'm so happy it was finally released to DVD. But what's the deal with the subtitles? Read more
Published 9 months ago by Bluzfan1

4.0 out of 5 stars Sorry, I Don't Understand Japanese!
I'm not sure if it was shown this way in the theater, but how could you listen to so much Japanese talk with no subtitles? Horrible! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dufus

4.0 out of 5 stars None But the Brave
This is one of Sinatra's better vehicles. Some have criticized him as an actor but he proves himself to be more than capable in this movie. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Harry Brewer

3.0 out of 5 stars A unique perspective
Overblown, overacted, and sometimes cliché, this movie nonetheless tried something new. Show both sides in wartime. Read more
Published on October 22, 2004 by David McColley

5.0 out of 5 stars None but the Brave is an ANTI-WAR movie  not a war movie!
>> `None but the Brave' is an ANTI-WAR movie - not a war movie! This film was the Vietnam-era equivalent of `All Quiet on the Western Front' - and an excellent anti-war... Read more
Published on April 6, 2004 by i-Palikar

5.0 out of 5 stars No One Ever Wins
Interesting view of soldiers on both sides of the war, brought together on a remote Pacific island, to live out a truce while awaiting rescue. Read more
Published on November 14, 1999 by Anne Autry

1.0 out of 5 stars Old blue eyes pushed his luck with this one .
The acting in this movie was bad . The plot was laboring ( I had to force myself to take it seriously) . Read more
Published on July 3, 1999

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