Too much of everything

Redundant and unnecessary.

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

The Victors is an underrated film directed by Carl Foreman and with an all-star cast. The notable performances of lives affected from D-Day to shortly after the war are highly believable, and well-acted. Included in the stellar roles are Eli Wallach, George Peppard, and Vince Edwards. On the distaff side, a very effective Melina Mercouri (the best performance in the film) outdistances all the other female supporting roles. Mercouri plays a Polish refugee who has mastered the black market, the Germans, the Americans, and anyone else who comes into her territory. VInce Edwards gives his role a decent effort, and even Mr. Sunscreen, George Hamilton, almost delivers a believable character. The photography is first-rate and the pacing of the film is impeccable. I highly recommend this as one the best WW 2 films ever to come out of Hollywood.

I haven't seen this film since it first came out but it's remained with me ever since. The most haunting scene for me was when the Army deserter was being marched to his firing squad execution, through the snow as Sinatra sang "I'll be home for Christmas". Devastating. Though it's been called a "war" film, it so clearly shows the futility and hypocrisy of war. It also depicts the realities of those tasked with fighting and surviving. The scenes in the French café as the battle worn GI attempts to seduce the proprietor using the charms he remembered from his youth before the war, and the American's and Russian's coming together, so tentatively, so different but so alike.I only wish I could buy a DVD copy. Any ideas?????

I was tuning in my television to another programme and the film caught my attention. The scene must have been something like half way through the film and it was where a soldier was being shot for desertion.What a dreadful waste of life all war is? I spent the rest of the film glued to the screen.It has some faults - it has not the seamless quality of a truly great film, but it is so very, very good on the merciless pain suffered by the military and civilian population.When will we learn to negotiate our differences and that it is only the war mongers and megalomaniacs of the politically driven that cause wars. The newsreel of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at the Yalta conference (the outcome of which was written on the back of a postcard by Churchill and handed to Stalin) was particularly poignant viewed today and confirming that most of our current conflict has its roots in the outcome of those decisions.Why isn't this film available to all to view? it should be shown against the current obscene recruitment advertisement for COMMANDOS being shown in cinemas.

This war film was very great for one thing a)It shows the contribution of Indians(sub-continent) and African soldiers from the British Army and African-Americans fighting for freedom of Europe in World War 2.My grand-uncle from Nigria(West Africa) fought with the British Army as an African in North Africa and Southern Italy.I thank the film director of this great film for showing these minor characters and the historical truth of World War 2 whereby other races from Africa and Asia contributed to Europe's freedom.Most of the Western Nations intellectuals have swept the contributions of black and Indians in World War 2 under the carpet.To prove my facts visit southern Italy and especially the old people of the southern Italian towns and they will tell you the number of black and Indian peoples that gave their life trying to free their towns from the Nazis.