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Three Oscar Nominations

posted 18 years ago by teako170
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I had seen bits of this film prior but managed to catch the entire film this evening on AMC. Glad I did. Not your typical GIs vs. Nazis film but an interesting mix of nationalities pitted against a more foreboding enemy - the desert. I came across some trivia while on-line.

Film was nominated for three Oscars in 1943:

Cinematography (Black & White)- Rudolph Maté.
Maté was very busy in the early forties as he received Oscar nominations for five straight years (1940-1944). His other noms included Hitchock's "Foreign Correspondent" and "The Pride of the Yankees."

Sound - John Livadary
Livadary is tied for second place for most nominations (16) for Best Sound with Colonel Nathan Levinson. Only Kevin O'Connell (18) has more noms.

Supporting Actor - J. Naish
Naish, who played the compassionate Giuseppe, was also nominated two years later for his role in "A Medal For Benny."

[–] jstang411 15 years ago

Not your typical GIs vs. Nazis film but an interesting mix of nationalities

Maybe I was reading too much into it, but I took the people from different coutries, including the Italian and German prisoners, each as a metaphor for their own nation involved in the conflict. The smart, practical Bogey American, learned Brit, conflicted Italian, dasterdly Nazi, etc.