The Lost Patrol

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Jithin K @Jithin 01/20/2025 A bit of a dated experimental film that seems to have inspired a lot of better films. While it tries to show the psychological toll on soldiers, it can't help but be silly and not very three-dimensional. Was glad at the end because I didn't have to spend more time with these obnoxious characters which might not be what you want when you make a movie that wants to be sympathetic to the soldiers. See more Thomas M @TMProofreader 02/01/2019 The best thrilling movie ever made! See more s r @ScottR 09/01/2016 A patrol stranded in the desert that drives them to all sorts of unusual behavior. See more 04/03/2016 Interesting - primarily for historical reasons. The story is extremely simple/2-dimensional and the film feels small, despite huge talents behind it. The acting is good. It is neat seeing these old desert pictures. See more 02/19/2014 Though at times as dry as it's setting, the film is punctuated by moments of sentiment and tragedy. See more 03/03/2013 I believe in being drunk enough to be brave and brave enough to be drunk A dozen British soldiers are traveling across the desert during World War 1 when they get pinned down by an Arabian assassin. The longer the troops are trapped in the desert, the more desperate they get... making the job of the assassin easier. How can the British overcome their unseen adversary? "Do you remember the time I drank 57 bottles of beer on a bet?" "57?" "Well, I may have miscounted by a few; I just remember it was 10 below my record." John Ford, director of Grapes of Wrath, Stagecoach, The Man who Shot Liberty Valance, The Searchers, Rio Grande, Pinky, Fort Apache, and The Fugitive, delivers The Lost Patrol. The storyline for this picture is okay but the acting is very good. The script was alright but nothing amazing. The cast includes Boris Karloff, Victor McLaglen, Reginald Denny, Billy Bevan, and Alan Hale. "Why don't you make your peace with god?" "Because I don't want to." I came across The Lost Patrol on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and decided to DVR it since it starred one of my favorites, Boris Karloff. Karloff is more of a supporting character in this film, and his lines are delivered better than they are written, and his abstract character is very interesting, but the overall movie is just okay. I found it entertaining but not great. "Where are we going to bury him?" Doesn't make much difference, does it?" Grade: B See more Read all reviews

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