John Sturges is a good director & this film shows it. Presented as real History though, I am afraid that some of the story is a bit skewed to fit the cast, & the script enhanced a bit to create better drama. Still, Sturges brings a solid story to the fore & the camera work on the film is quite stunning. Karl Tunberg's script is well envisioned by the director.
Cornel Wilde's Major John Boulton is a very solid character, a revolutionary whose mission is to spy on the British convincing them he is a Tory & report back to General Washington. He forms a friendship that is quite compelling with Major John Andre (Michael Wilding). Both men are in love with Sally Cameron (Anne Francis) which is the triangle the story is built around.
Where it doesn't ring true is in how good & ethical these people are. While there is some factual basis, I think Tunberg has made these people saints and comparison with their real historic counter parts is in name only. Still this drama is quite a compelling telling of the treason of Benedict Arnold (Robert Douglas). It plays well for the viewer and is very much worth a look.
Cornel Wilde's Major John Boulton is a very solid character, a revolutionary whose mission is to spy on the British convincing them he is a Tory & report back to General Washington. He forms a friendship that is quite compelling with Major John Andre (Michael Wilding). Both men are in love with Sally Cameron (Anne Francis) which is the triangle the story is built around.
Where it doesn't ring true is in how good & ethical these people are. While there is some factual basis, I think Tunberg has made these people saints and comparison with their real historic counter parts is in name only. Still this drama is quite a compelling telling of the treason of Benedict Arnold (Robert Douglas). It plays well for the viewer and is very much worth a look.