The Enemy General
Seen it?1960 | 74 min | War, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved The Great Escape or The Guns of Navarone, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 14 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
OSS agent, working with the French underground, ambushes Nazi convoy with high-ranking general, who escapes. Later they take him from a Nazi prison and smuggle him to England.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Sherman
- Van JohnsonAllan Lemaire
- Jean-Pierre AumontLionel Durand
- Dany CarrelLisette
- John van DreelenGeneral Bruger
- Françoise PrévostNicole
- Hubert NoëlClaude
- Jacques MarinMarceau
- Gérard LandryNavarre
- Edward FlemingSgt. Allen
- Paul BonifasMayor