I was pretty underwhelmed throughout. It's a decent adventure tale with some light social commentary. The scenes of John Clements cleverly coming to the aid of his friends were somewhat intriguing. The battle scenes are occasionally impressive, but sometimes repetitive. The Technicolor is used well, very natural. Nice Rozsa score as well. I just didn't care all that much about what was going on. Overall I didn't struggle to get through it or anything, but I wasn't all that interested either.

Classic.

One of the great adventure movies, shot in that gorgeous pastels-like colour that only British films made around this time have. I'm astonished that nobody added this movie to the Criticker database before now

A very well hidden secret it would appear. Most people don't even recognise the 2002 remake as such. This has some excellent character acting and the cinematography is outstanding for its time. Well told tale that deserves more airings than it gets.

While this is an entertaining 'boys adventure' film, it's also symptomatic of the type of movie that later, revisionist war films... revised. In the face of WWII, the film celebrates the British Empire & colonialism, death in battle, and the stiff upper lip, all of which got a considerable thrashing in the 60s and 70s. Though rendered quaint, the spectacle still gleams, thanks to technicolor.

A light, enjoyable romp with an old-time adventure flick. There are worse ways to spend a boring evening. Much worse.

The standard version of the story, perfectly cast and presented, with battle scenes which have since turned up in a score of other films from _Zarak_ to _Master of the World_; also a triumph of early colour.