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Wow! Such a good movie.

Sorry, this movie sucks

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I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

I enjoyed this film very much. Yes, I only watched it because it stars Yul Brynner. He has some excellent lines in this movie. Lines that stick with you and you find yourself repeating them later. Those sort of movie lines.He plays a Russian major who displays a wide range of emotions in this movie. He's strict, he's kind, he's vulnerable, he's tender, he's mean, he's funny, he's sad, he's lonely, he's happy, he's caring, etc. He smiles, he yells, he laughs, he dances, he sings. You will find yourself liking and loving his character, and you will long Then there's that "Kiss" between him and Deborah Kerr. I felt that kiss right through the television screen! He's a pretty darn good kisser if you ask me.

The year is 1956--only three years before the release of this film--and the Russians have overtaken Hungary and imposed harsh laws. A small group of foreigners are waiting to leave the country, but their flight is cancelled and they must take a harrowing journey by bus to Austria. Along the way, they are delayed by Russian roadblocks and some Hungarian freedom fighters.Diana Ashmore (Deborah Kerr) is accompanied by a mysterious man named Paul (played by Jason Robards in his first credited film role) who is feigning sickness. Paul has a habit of talking in his sleep in a language that alerts his fellow passengers. Also in the group is Hugh Deverill (Robert Morley), who does his best to play the ambassador in their contacts with the warring parties. Eventually the busload is delayed in a small town where a Major Surov (Yul Brynner) is in charge. He is imperious, brash, challenging and inquisitive. While the group is under his charge, he questions them, toys with them, and ambiguously tries to be amicable. He falls for Lady Ashmore and perhaps lets his feelings get in the way of his job.I have to admit I do not understand the rave reviews this film has received. It's not a bad film. In fact, I thought the first part was rather Hitchcockian. But later, the story becomes muddied, particularly in regard to Major Surov. The main fault of the film is an absence of the energy that is supposed to exist between Diana and the Major. As a result, later in the film the characters act in unbelievable ways.I liked the score. It is fun to see Ronnie Howard in his first credited film role. Anne Jackson is fun to watch. The cast, as a whole, is competent. It's too bad they are let down by a script (or editing) that eviscerated the prime motive for much of the action.

Anatole Litvak directed the 1959 film, "The Journey," starring Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Robert Morley, E.G. Marshall, Anne Jackson, and Jason Robards.The film takes place during the 1956 Hungarian uprising and concerns a group of travelers having problems getting out of Budapest because of political problems in that part of the world. They are put on a bus to Vienna, but the Russians, led by Major Surov (Brynner) confiscate their passports and hold them for questioning. One of the passengers is Paul Fleming (Robards), posing as an American but in reality a Hungarian freedom fighter, whom the major believes is being smuggled out of Hungary. In fact, Lady Ashmore (Kerr) is hiding him. She becomes the focus of the Major's romantic attentions.Very good film that conveys the tension and hassle of the Cold War, and all of the performances are wonderful. Brynner is particularly excellent as the passionate Major who isn't all bad, and Anne Jackson gives a realistic, powerful performance as a pregnant woman who doesn't want her child born in a Communist country.Good script, good director, good cast - there should be more films like this. Highly recommended.

Set during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, this story has all the suspense of a good cold war book or movie as a multinational group of foreigners attempt to smuggle Jason Robards out of Hungary into Austria. However, three things complement the story, making this an extremely good movie.First, the actors use the actual languages of their roles. The Russian soldiers speak only Russian; the Hungarians only Hungarian; the Germans only German, except to the minimal extent to tell the story. Since Debra Kerr is English, she speaks only English, and, of course, Yul Brynner and a few others essential to the story also speak heavily accented English. As a result, the empathy of the audience to the travelers becomes paramount. The viewer shares all the confusion and suspense of being involved in an illicit border crossing when he/she cannot understand any of the languages spoken around them. Very powerful feelings are aroused in the audience, and notwithstanding the heavy use of foreign languages, the audience is never at a loss for following the film. No subtitles are necessary.Second. I was in Hungary in 1995, and I'm telling you, this movie has it right on. From the gypsy music overpowering the dinner meal to the underground caverns in the buildings where much of the action takes place to the village scenes, the realism is incredible. If I didn't eat in the actual restaurant in the movie, I ate at its double. I thought that I actually walked down the main street in that village. (Actually, the film was shot in Austria).Third, and most important, this movie reunites Deberah Kerr and Yul Brynner (after The King and I) and the magnetism between them as the story unfolds is nothing short of Oscar qualified. Of course, Yul already received an Oscar for playing that relationship, so the Acadamy wasn't going to give him another one, but that is the quality of the film. Don't miss this one.