
A made for TV movie that is close to the book
Ifyouhaveseen"EyeoftheNeedle"(1981),thenyouwillprobablylikethismovieastheyarebothgoodadaptationsofKenFollettNovels.HoweverthisonewasaminiseriesonTVsotherewasnotasmuchthoughtputintoitasifitwereamadefortheatermovie.HoweverthefilmwasmadeinTunisia.DavidSouliscasteasAlexWolff,whichmatchesthebookdescriptionprettywell.RobertCulpiscomfortableasGeneralRommel.YouwillhavetolookrealhardatthecreditstoseethatSeasonHubleyplaysEleneFontana.MyfavoritesurprisewasseeingRichardGibsonplayingaBritishofficernamedCaptainNewmanandspeakingwithaBritishaccent.AsIrememberhimasOttoFlick(FlicktheGestapo)in"'Allo'Allo"(1984)[TV-Series:1984-1992]Icanseethe"R"rating,asthereareplentyofrisquéshotsofmenandwomen,andwomenandmen,andwomenandwomen.Thereareenoughplottwiststokeepyourattention.