It's a shame that Frankenheimer isn't around to provide his comments somewhere on the set. The film was a huge influence on his style and approach to filmmaking.
I was fortunate enough to see it during its recent limited re-release. Great stuff. My only complaint was with the subtitles. Being that the film was in black and white there were many times when the white subtitles appeared on a white background making them hard to read. A yellow tint would be good.
Hopefully the inclusion of a third disc won't drive the price up too much. I'd rather it come as a single disc instead of having to paying something like $60 for three disc set.
Just finished viewing this on VHS and... yowza. Pretty powerful stuff. This one will stick with me for awhile.
Talk about "Ripped from the Headlines". Not that there's any real comparison with you know what, but: An occupying power quelling native insurgence. Suicide bombings. Prisoner torture. "Terrorism".
Should be re-released in theatres for all to see.
Can't wait to stroll through the Criterion extras. Should be fascinating.
Why do you think this movie has been used by the Pentagon when conducting courses on counter-insurrgency and why various groups see it as handbook on how to wage an insurrgency.
I must admit I have no idea how special features could fill up two additional discs but in the end only special features really matter. Let's up for the best.
I'm not trying to be a troll here, but why do YOU think this movie has been used by the Pentagon and other groups? When I saw it recently, I was struck by how badly things turn out for both the militants and, particularly, the French--which I think is largely the point of the picture. The Pentagon probably should have used the film as an example of exactly how not to handle an insurgency, but they apparently did not.