Hero

I stumbled across this film during a trans-Pacific flight. There was no information on the film and when I described it to people, no one had ever heard of it. It took me 20 years but I've finally found what the title was. The film was as described in the 2001 review above. I would just add that the impression this film made on me was extremely strong. I teach world history and have seen many war films; this one is among the top I've ever seen. The lack of dialogue makes it perfect for testing whether high school kids really understand the implications of warfare generally and WWII specifically. If I could use it in the classroom, I would.