Papiertiger

Having seen this film as a child in the 1970s I have fond memories of this film.

Watching it now it is very dated.

However, unlike the mass of mediocrity from Hollywood today, it does have a charming story and Niven and Mifune admirably carry the film by their presence.

What I liked

It's a charming film with a lovely story, and is wathable for all the family

David Niven and Toshiro Mifune are both high calibre actors and genuine veterans of WWII as was Hardy Kruger, each for their respective countries.

What I didn't like

Made in the 1970s it's very dated, special effects and 'dubbed' voices into English, all jarring to the modern viewer used to CGI etc

I think this film is a solid 6/10 bearing in mind its age. I've given it a 7 but part of that was for nostalgia.