The Spoils of War?
This film is based on a true story, but you do get the feeling that a lot of artistic licence has been taken. It stars Billy Zane as Jack Durant a high ranking American officer who has fought from Omaha beach through to the war's end, and has landed up in Frankfurt to be stationed at the palace of Princess Sophie - who of course was not a Nazi. There he meets femme fatale Lt. Kathleen Nash (Lynne Renee). Together with a red neck sergeant they discover a cache of vintage wine and then more encouragingly, the German crown jewels, hidden behind a bricked up wall.
Zane narrates the whole time in the style of classic noire, but classic this sadly is not. It is very stylish, with lots of matinee idol looks and music that tries too hard to tell us what to feel and what is about to happen. The clichés come faster than a freshman on prom night, and I actually found some of them bordering on comedic, which as this is a thriller I am sure was unintentional. There is `jazz...
Great buy.
Having seen it before I wanted it for my collection. It arrived in excellent condition . An entertaining movie with a twist.
An Interesting Story With A Twist
An interesting WWII storeyline with a twist. Lyne Renee in a nude scene made it worth the price of admission. She's fine. See it.
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