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Alistair MacLean wrote an original screenplay that was treated with respect for the writer's unusual abilities as a master of actionful suspense. The resulting film is highly entertaining, thrilling and rarely lets down for a moment.

-Full Review

It is so long (almost three hours) that it may finally bore the very action trade for which it was intended; yet it's just at that point of surface boredom that the movie aficionado will probably become entranced.

-Vincent CanbyFull Review

You have to admire any film that casts Clint Eastwood opposite Richard Burton; the real violence is in the clash of acting styles.

-Dave KehrFull Review

...it provides full-on thrills, maybe exaggerated thrills, to be sure, but making for an exciting ride, nonetheless.

-John J. PuccioFull Review

A straight-ahead, old-school action movie for war-espionage junkies. [Blu-ray]

-Peter CanaveseFull Review

If it's a mindless roller-coaster thrill ride that you fancy, this is the vehicle that knows how to make it a fun ride.

-Dennis SchwartzFull Review

It may be devoid of significance of any sort, but it is nevertheless passably entertaining, and certainly better viewing than most MacLean adaptations.

-Full Review

Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton team up for a fairly high-flying adventure.

-Scott Weinberg

Non-stop action of the highest quality.

-Jeffrey Westhoff


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