Not a penny for eternity
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Not a penny for eternity |
| Original title | Force of Arms |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1951 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Curtiz |
| script | Orin Jannings |
| production | Anthony Veiller |
| music | Max Steiner |
| camera | Ted McCord |
| cut | Owen Marks |
| occupation | |
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Not a penny for eternity (original title: Force of Arms ) is an American black and white film by Michael Curtiz from 1951. Orin Jannings wrote the screenplay . It is based on a story by Richard Tregaskis . The leading roles are cast with William Holden , Nancy Olson and Frank Lovejoy . In the USA the film was first seen on the screen on August 13, 1951, in the Federal Republic of Germany only on May 22, 1959.
action
December 1943. Five soldiers of an American combat force receive the long-awaited leave from the San Pietro Front in Italy. Sergeant Joe Peterson is looking for the grave of a comrade who died nearby. By chance he meets a young woman who introduces herself to him as a lieutenant in the US female auxiliary corps. Out here under a tree she wants to forget the atrocities of war for a few minutes. When Peterson has chatted with her for a while and wants to invite her, she refuses.
Another day he meets the lady again, this time at the post office. Because Joe has now been promoted to lieutenant, Eleanor invites him to a small café. There she does not escape the fact that Major Blackford whispers to his lieutenant not to waste his few vacation days on such a cool girl. Then she flees the restaurant. Joe rushes after her and invites her on a city tour. In doing so, they tell each other about their previous life.
The next day, Joe's troops were ordered back to the front early. When Joe says goodbye to Eleanor, he asks her to become his wife - and to his surprise, he receives a "Yes".
The fighting at the front is different for Joe than it used to be. He's no longer the daring warrior, he's more afraid because he can't get Eleanor out of his head. Due to a mistake he was responsible for, Major Blackford's tank is hit by enemy artillery and blows through the air. Blackford finds death; Joe gets away with a wound. After being released from the hospital, he marries Eleanor. They both have a happy couple of weeks, but Joe just can't forget that he was responsible for Blackford's death. That is why he is drawn back to his war comrades at the front.
Eleanor receives the news that her husband is missing and is very likely to have fallen. But the young woman does not want to believe this. She doesn't hesitate and goes looking for Joe near the front.
criticism
The lexicon of international film draws the following conclusion: “The last world war, the scene of Italy, as a simplistic background for a technically adeptly filmed love and marriage story.” In its later online edition, it says: “Skilfully staged, but ahead overly romanticized war setting. "
Web links
- Not a penny for eternity in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Movie poster
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lexicon of international films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 from 1988, p. 1994
- ↑ Not a penny for eternity. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 15, 2016 .