Brass Target (1978)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

John Hough

Writers:

Frederick Nolan (novel)
Alvin Boretz (writer)

Release Date:

9 March 1979 (West Germany)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

...suspense that reaches the highest rank.

Plot:

General Patton tries to transfer the German gold stock to Frankfurt. But someone foils his plan. The military police begin to find the guilty...

Plot Keywords:

Gold | Love Triangle | Train | WWII | Germany

Cast

Sophia Loren	...	Mara
John Cassavetes	...	Maj. Joe De Lucca
George Kennedy	...	Gen. George S. Patton
Robert Vaughn	...	Col. Donald Rogers
Patrick McGoohan	...	Col. Mike McCauley
Bruce Davison	...	Col. Robert Dawson
Edward Herrmann	...	Col. Walter Gilchrist
Max von Sydow	...	Shelley
Ed Bishop	...	Col. Stewart
Lee Montague	...	Lucky Luciano
Alan Tilvern	...	Frank Ferraro
Hal Galili	...	Capt. Levy
Bernard Horsfall	...	Shelley
John Junkin	...	Carberry
Sigfrit Steiner	...	Herr Schroeder

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | USA:PG | Argentina:13 | West Germany:16 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Bavaria Studios, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

In real life, 'George Kennedy', who plays General George S. Patton, served under him during World War II.

Even the best actors cannot save a worthless script.

This movie is above all about officers driving in cars or jeeps, a tenth of the time is spent driving. The story is so flawless that you don't want to see the ending which is ridiculous. The famous actors do a lot trying to save the movie and Shelley (Max von Sydow) is just good as the killer but neither John Cassavetes (Major Joe De Lucca), Sophia Loren (Mara) or Robert Vaughn (Colonel Donald Rogers) can do more than read their lines and try to convince. The scene with Lucky Luciano (Lee Montague) in prison visited by Major De Lucca is artificial and does not fit in this movie. The scene in the hotel with the two MP's is not understandable, how does Colonel Donald Rogers know that Shelley is in there? How can Webber (Shelley as Max von Sydow) enter so easily the military installations as sergeant-major and have a military vehicle at his disposal? The story is full of things that you can't believe. I do not believe that General Patton (Georg Kennedy) was killed with what I have seen in this movie. The actors deserved a better script.