Definitely should be remade with a sharper edge... The fighting in Italy was especially brutal, as the Germans were then fighting close to home turf.
My votes:http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=9422378
In a nutshell, I would say this movie was clumsy, but well-intentioned.
I do give high marks to the set designers, while there were scenes where it was obvious they were shooting indoors on a sound-stage, the exteriors had me believing they were really shooting in Italy and France.
Clumsy & well-intentioned works.
It is an important film as it is the first film to address the J/A situation in WW2.