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Writers:
Millard Kaufman (screenplay)
Tom T. Chamales (novel)
Release Date:
7 December 1959 (USA) more
Tagline:
Kiss by kiss the time ran out and never so few were the moments left for love!
Plot:
Captain Tom Reynolds and his band of skilled O.S.S. operatives are in WWII Burma to train the Kachin natives in modern warfare... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
" You are a recipient of the Medal of Honor, General, I expected something more " more (22 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Frank Sinatra | ... | Capt. Tom Reynolds | |
| Gina Lollobrigida | ... | Carla Vesari | |
| Peter Lawford | ... | Capt. Grey Travis | |
| Steve McQueen | ... | Bill Ringa | |
| Richard Johnson | ... | Capt. Danny De Mortimer | |
| Paul Henreid | ... | Nikko Regas | |
| Brian Donlevy | ... | Gen. Sloan | |
| Dean Jones | ... | Sgt. Jim Norby | |
| Charles Bronson | ... | Sgt. John Danforth | |
| Philip Ahn | ... | Nautaung | |
| Robert Bray | ... | Col. Fred Parkson | |
| Kipp Hamilton | ... | Margaret Fitch | |
| John Hoyt | ... | Col. Reed | |
| Whit Bissell | ... | Capt. Alofson - Psychiatrist | |
| Richard Lupino | ... | Mike Island |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Campaign Burma (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
125 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1987) | West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Approved (PCA #19299) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Argentina:16
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Steve McQueen's role was originally going to be played by Sammy Davis Jr.. A feud had broken out between Davis and Frank Sinatra after Davis had claimed in a radio interview that he was a greater singer than Sinatra. Sinatra demanded he be dropped from the cast, and McQueen got the part. more
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Factual errors: At the beginning of this WWII film, supplies are parachuted to the troops. On several of the boxes, USAF was stenciled on the boxes. The United States Army Air Force was not officially listed as the USAF until 1947 and the stencil should have read USAAF which stands for United States Army Air Force. more
Quotes:
Carla Vesari:
If I stay with you, Nikko, it won't be because I'm afraid of you.
Nikko Regas:
In this day and age, my dear, fear is a very good basis for a relationship.
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Featured in Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) (TV) more
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Midwest Premiere Happened When and Where?more
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This is a most unheralded Hollywood vehicle and yet it contain enough heavy weight stars to garner an entire shelf at the Academy Awards. The movie deals with that portion of World War II in and around what was then called Burma. (Today the world calls it Myanmar) Nevertheless, the small native Kachin tribe have been called upon to engage the Japanese army. Along with American forces they are a small, but formidable contingent who despite their numbers, become the banner of the film. "Never So Few" is the story of the Kachin and the American commander Capt. Tom Reynolds (Frank Sinatra) and his able assistant Capt. Danny Mortimer. Combating the superb Japanese forces and their attempts to conquer Indochina, creates many losses among the allies and prompts a need for a medical officer. Capt Grey Travis (Peter Lawford) joins their group as does a spirited Hell's Kitchen warrior, named William Ringer (Steve McQueen). Betrayed by the Chineese Government after they massacre American forces, Reynolds defies his own government, kills captured prisoners and invited a court-martial. During this same period he falls for beautiful Gina Lollobrigida who plays Carla Vesari a protégé of Nikko Regas (Paul Henreid) a rich entrepreneur. Brian Donlevy as Gen. Sloan orders Reynolds to come to headquarters to explain his defiance of orders. Dean Jones is Sgt. Jim Norby and Charles Bronson as Sgt. John Danforth along with Philip Ahn (Kung Fu) as Nautaung are superior in this movie. Each adds excellence to their respective characters, creating the cornerstone of a true Classic. Well done! ****