Kings Go Forth (1958)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Delmer Daves

Writers:

Joe David Brown (novel)
Merle Miller (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 June 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War | Action | Romance

Tagline:

THEY'D BEEN THROUGH THE LIVING HELL OF WAR...EATING DIRT...CRAWLING ON THEIR GUT! BUT THE REAL HELL WAS TO COME......WHEN THEY FELL IN LOVE WITH MONIQUE! (original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

Toward the end of World War II, two American soldiers fighting in Southern France become romantically involved with a young, American woman. Her background will reveal more about them than her.

Plot Keywords:

France | Soldier | Alps | Mediterranean Sea | Love Affair

Cast

Frank Sinatra	...	1st Lt. Sam Loggins
Tony Curtis	...	Cpl. Britt Harris
Natalie Wood	...	Monique Blair
Leora Dana	...	Mrs. Blair
Karl Swenson	...	The Colonel
Ann Codee	...	Mme. Brieux
Eddie Ryder	...	Cpl. Lindsay (as Edward Ryder)
Jacques Berthe	...	Jean-François Dauvah, Boy

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

French Riviera, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Frank Ross-Eton Productions

Goofs:

Anachronisms: All of the American military vehicles are of Korean War or later vintage.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in In Person (1993)

I'm upset about this film

I'm still upset about this film. Its been over for 15 minutes and I'm still having bursts of tears and I want to settle down so I can go upstairs to sleep. Its a good war movie and a great love story about a triangle between Wood, Sinatra and Curtis. Sinatra plays the guy a lot of us feel like in high school when the slickster scum (Curtis) moves in on the one you're crazy about. The racial issue is not nearly as important as the basic trianglular struggle, with a not meagre war plot well mixed in. Obviously Wood does not remotely look half black (as she is supposed to be) and her French accent leaves a bit to be desired but she is beautiful, Curtis is handsome and Sinatra plays quite well the man whose beauty lies within. Most of today's movies are 50 cent scripts with 50 million dollar special effects and no class. This movie is the exact opposite on all counts. Super acting, story and heart. Made me cry more than once. This is why I like old movies better than new. A movie that its makers could be proud to offer their maker.