"The Forgotten War", the Stalemate that was "The Korean Conflict", an Undeclared American War,
Renamed "Conflict"...to Lesson the Fact and Impact that it was a Disappointing Declaration of a Less than Dominating American Military, (losing 50,000 dead).
That Walked Away with Nothing to Show for the Fiasco Except Questions.
It was Soon After WWII, and was so Troublesome to its Military and Political Leaders, that New Concerns about just What Went Wrong were Forefront.
Not Finding any Real Answers America was Destined to Repeat, almost Verbatim, Losing Once Again 50,000 Soldiers in Viet Nam.
Another Undeclared War.
Immediately Following the Second World War, the Aforementioned Questions as to Why was Open for Answers.
One of the Most Disturbing, besides Being There At All, was the "Psychological Warfare" Explanation of "Brain-Washing". A sort of "New" Reason to Look at What Went Wrong.
Thus we have "Time Limit", a Bare-Bones, Stagy Story of a Squad of American POWs Returning and a Certain Major (Richard Basehart) who is Facing a Court Martial for Treason.
Richard Widmark is a Military Attorney Picked to Defend Basehart, who Refuses to Defend Himself or Give Any Information, other than Pleading Guilty.
His Treason was Based on Indisputable Information and Evidence that He Did Aid the Enemy in More Ways than One.
The Story is an Always Prescient One, Concerning the "Uniform Code of Military Justice", and Soldiers Under Extreme Distress while Undergoing the Brutal Conditions of a POW.
The All-Star Cast All Deliver Edgy Performances that Propel the Film Forward. A Desperately Needed Effect, Considering the Movie Hardly Moves from an Office.
It Succeeds Brilliantly.
Karl Malden, with His Only Directorial Credit, seems to be in Control of the Proceedings, but one gets the Feeling that it was a Group Effort with Everyone's Equal Input.
It's Basically a Filmed-Stage-Play, that Ironically is Atypical of Such Things, but Works Because the Proceedings and Philosophy about War, Soldiers, the "Uniform Code of Military Justice", and the Worst Outcome, besides being KIA or Injured,
is to Become a Prisoner of War and the Resulting Consequences both Personal and Patriotic, are so Powerful.
Renamed "Conflict"...to Lesson the Fact and Impact that it was a Disappointing Declaration of a Less than Dominating American Military, (losing 50,000 dead).
That Walked Away with Nothing to Show for the Fiasco Except Questions.
It was Soon After WWII, and was so Troublesome to its Military and Political Leaders, that New Concerns about just What Went Wrong were Forefront.
Not Finding any Real Answers America was Destined to Repeat, almost Verbatim, Losing Once Again 50,000 Soldiers in Viet Nam.
Another Undeclared War.
Immediately Following the Second World War, the Aforementioned Questions as to Why was Open for Answers.
One of the Most Disturbing, besides Being There At All, was the "Psychological Warfare" Explanation of "Brain-Washing". A sort of "New" Reason to Look at What Went Wrong.
Thus we have "Time Limit", a Bare-Bones, Stagy Story of a Squad of American POWs Returning and a Certain Major (Richard Basehart) who is Facing a Court Martial for Treason.
Richard Widmark is a Military Attorney Picked to Defend Basehart, who Refuses to Defend Himself or Give Any Information, other than Pleading Guilty.
His Treason was Based on Indisputable Information and Evidence that He Did Aid the Enemy in More Ways than One.
The Story is an Always Prescient One, Concerning the "Uniform Code of Military Justice", and Soldiers Under Extreme Distress while Undergoing the Brutal Conditions of a POW.
The All-Star Cast All Deliver Edgy Performances that Propel the Film Forward. A Desperately Needed Effect, Considering the Movie Hardly Moves from an Office.
It Succeeds Brilliantly.
Karl Malden, with His Only Directorial Credit, seems to be in Control of the Proceedings, but one gets the Feeling that it was a Group Effort with Everyone's Equal Input.
It's Basically a Filmed-Stage-Play, that Ironically is Atypical of Such Things, but Works Because the Proceedings and Philosophy about War, Soldiers, the "Uniform Code of Military Justice", and the Worst Outcome, besides being KIA or Injured,
is to Become a Prisoner of War and the Resulting Consequences both Personal and Patriotic, are so Powerful.