Not a dud scene in the entire film and many highly captivating ones, like anytime Robert Prewitt (Clift) plays the bugle, or bonds while intoxicated with Sgt. Warden (Lancaster), fights with repressed rage or takes retribution from Sgt. Judson (Borgnine).

  The best war film to see if you don’t like war films because the war concerns are mainly a backdrop (no battles, and deaths are not the result of combat) to the most entertaining male soap opera (meaning masculine drama) ever filmed.

  Nearly all the actors are great but Clift is extraordinary – completely natural and compelling, the most loyal of friends with an independent moral code that undermines his own well-being, given the circumstances.

        » Brent Chastain, Top3films.com