It’s difficult to find logic within this conflict. Why should things suddenly make sense now? The film follows an allied guerrilla group, led by Capt. Tom Reynolds (Frank Sinatra), as they confront both the Japanese army and Chinese troops under warlord control in the jungles of Burma. "In the hills of North Burma, gateway to the vast prize of Asia, less than a thousand Kachin warriors, fighting under American …

It’s easy to understand why this film launched Steve McQueen’s career; he truly maximizes his limited screen time. While the jungle sequences are passable, cutting the romantic subplot between Frankie and Gina wouldn’t have hurt anything—there was simply no spark between them. In fact, the Burmese girl seemed more compatible with him, aside from her involvement in espionage. Peter Lawford, however, felt like a letdow…