Anzio [DVD] [1969]

Robert Mitchum stars as an American news correspondent, covering the landing at Anzio, in 1944. Waiting for the troops, the Germans are dug in, with heavily fortified defenses. Follow a band of men, stranded behind enemy lines, fighting desperatley to warn the troops landing about the hidden German trap.

This film shows scenes of glorious heroism and hideous carnage, proving Anzio to be one of the most decisive and fierce campaigns of World War 2.

This powerful and electrifying war drama is guaranteed thrills a minute entertainment.

One of my favourite films of my collection.
Not exactly a Saving Private Ryan, but if you like War Classics, this one is for you.

"Anzio" is a very disappointing war film which is long and boring and the acting performances are average, even though I'm a fan of Robert Mitchum. I warn you not to buy this dull film and a decent war film to buy with Robert Mitchum is the classic "The enemy below" or "The story of gi joe" which was surprisingly the only film which Robert Mitchum was nominated for an oscar.

This is probably one of the worst war films ive watched, the acting is poor and the story line too. The description on the back of the box explains a massive battle between the german, American and British troops at the Anzio beachead. But the film doesnt even follow this story, it meanders off with Mitchum going straight to Rome and back with his buddies, his commanders not agreeing with him, some troops go off on a bit a recee, then the next thing we know the film is all about Mitchum and his buddies trying to get back to base to tell them that the germans are here, and that storyline isnt very good. So as for the huge battle of Anzio you dont see any of it because then the film ends when they get back. Thank God i only paid £1.30 for it and that was a waste.

Anzio is a good attempt to explain the mistakes which made this forgotten battle so bloody. Although by no means a classic it is enjoyable and does contain a few quite memorable lines especially towards the end. Robert Mitchum essentiallly plays a similar character to many in his other films but this is by no means a criticism. All in all a good way to spend an afternoon.

Little more to say than that. If you are making a war film, make a war film. Don't clutter it up with philosophical discussion which would have disgraced my sixth form. Men go to war because they like it? Well, one in a thousand might but most men go to war because they are told to by their leaders, for whom they may or may not have voted. I really don't see the point of a film like this.

It seems unfair to dismiss this film with a few words of skill and prolific Dmytryk (along with Colette), whose theme is an important historical event in the military campaign in Italy between the end of '43 and the liberation of Rome and so many young lives cost to both sides. How much of what is told in the film history and what is fantasy? In fact, the film speaks of the few survivors of the battalions of rangers, sent to take Cisterna.
The over-cautious initial cost dearly. The Germans could hardly drive out the allies at sea, and only after 4 ½ months of grueling fight the Allies managed to break through and arrive in Rome (just 50 km). The director describes the discharge as occurred and, with the eyes of a war correspondent, he mentions that, immediately after landing, you could get to Rome (this part is too fanciful: how could a jeep covering 50km without being seen and enter a city completely empty). Instead, well described the destruction of two battalions of Rangers. Certainly exceed the espionage activities by the 6 survivors who had already their fish to fry, to return to the bridgehead. But the substance of the story is true and who does not experience a surge of pity for so many young lives cut short in the struggle for liberation from Nazi-fascism, does not deserve respect. The film is thus the story of an act of war actually happened and the possibility of preventing many deaths if the command had been more suitable. I confess that when I saw the endless rows of white crosses in the cemetery of war Neptune had a lump of emotion. Overall the film is enriched by a beautiful photograph of Rotunno and supported by appropriate music Ortolani, although with some excess, flows and attentive despite the gender war content. Good and credible performance of the actors

I bought this film since having studied the battle of anzio thought it may be a good and practically the only film on the Italian campaign in WW2. However the battles are so 1960's cliche rubbish, the germans never had magazine top-loading machine guns, such as the bren. The sniper scene seems to have been done with cheap air rifles and the script is so so poor: "I'm right here german" says robert mitchum, who is cast as a useless war correspondant whoi ends up fighting off the whole siege of anzio with him and a squad of a few dispondant GI's
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS FILM IT ISN'T EVEN A CHEAP THRILL!!!!!!!!!!

Typical gung ho rubbish American film showing its' age. the characters and events portrayed are barely recognisable from actual events and personalities. In particular Peter Falk and Robert Mitchum. Falk didn't want the role originally and wrote his own script - that says it all.

does a great disservice to Darbys Rangers, very brave soldiers indeed, and also laughable how Mitchum wins the war by himself!

you almost have to watch it to see how bad it can be.....