1956 · war · wwii · aldrich
Attack
Directed by Robert Aldrich1h 47m1956
Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic area, has serious doubts about Captain Cooney's leadership ability.
Our read: Attack (1956) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded war · wwii · aldrich entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme war / wwii, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
- bleak
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