Kings Go Forth

Helmets worn by the Germans in the film are all World War I rather than the proper M 42 of the time.

Truck and other German vehicles are shown with swastikas in a circle on their sides which is improper also.

Black crosses boundaried with white on the sides coming together at the corner only; was what was proper.

All of the American military vehicles are of Korean War or later vintage.

The music played in the jazz club scene is a style from the 1950s, when the movie was filmed, not from the 1940s when the movie is set.

Harris (Tony Curtis) fires a bazooka into a window of a German bunker, then runs up and tosses a grenade into the window.

Then the squad occupies the bunker and there is hardly any damage to the inside of the bunker.

In the stock footage of the French Riviera, several girl bathers are shown wearing bikinis.

The bikini bathing suit was not introduced till after the war.

A Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood love triangle, eh? With a 'suicide mission' to spot artillery in the south of France, late 1944.

Controversial for its time, but outdated today. Natalie Wood looks beautiful, but over acts as the bi-racial girl her French accent is a disaster.

Loving triangle , hormones and war rage in this sensitive story set against the backdrop of WWII France . The usual premise is the following : Frank loves Natalie who loves Tony the plain and simple triangle is interwoven with racism and warfare scenes .

KINGS GO FORTH (1958) is an excellent war drama with Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood and directed by Delmer Daves. It was one of those powerful films that I watched for the first few minutes, fully expecting to change the channel but was quickly hooked for the duration.

Kings Go Forth (1958)I shouldn't have loved this movie as much as I did. But it touches on those basics of love and life and rivalry and goodness I couldn't help be manipulated.

Am I the only one who sees Natalie Wood as an all-American girl? It's ironic, since she was born Natalia Zakharenko, but I never understood why Hollywood cast her in "mixed" roles.

Saw 'Kings Go Forth' as part of my Tony Curtis completest quest after being recommended many of his films here in the recommended for you section. It was not something that was intended initially but actually it has proven to be a generally worthwhile experience, even with a couple of missteps.

Kings Go Forth is one of, maybe the only, film about the Allied offensive in Southern France in late summer of 1944. Several divisions who were fighting in Italy under Mark Clark were sent to invade France from the south.

Mediocre WW2 film slowed down by soap opera-ish subplot involving love interest Natalie Wood's " passing " for white. Its best features are the performances by Sinatra, in top form, and Curtis.