conroys-244-891161 If you'd like to watch an entire movie watching people pull, push, float or drag a canon......then enjoy

darbski ***SPOILERS*** This'll be brief. The ONLY reason to watch this bomb is delectable Sophia. I saw it when I was twelve years old, she was hotter than any stupid old cannon that anybody wanted. I didn't understand why they didn't bump off Mr. Grant along with Mr. Sinatra; they were expendable, anyway. But Sophia? Gimmie a break, Hollywood. The lack of conscience in such an oversight is impossible to fathom, even now. A gross miscarriage of hotness. I give Sophia a 10+, and the movie a 7 - only because of her.

Jeff (actionrating.com) See it - This big sweeping epic has gotten a bum rap over the years. Most people want to focus on the improper casting of Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra. But its time to look past that. This is a pretty good movie. I like it because it is one of the few major motion pictures that was made about the Napoleonic Wars. At the heart of this movie, it's a drama. But it's hard to find a drama with this much action. It's the story of Spanish soldiers who transport a huge cannon halfway across the country to lay siege to a castle held by the French. Along the way they attack a French camp, blow up a bridge, and we even get to watch a knife fight amongst windmills. All of this leads up to the final crescendo at the enemy castle. This film is old school, but its time we brought this larger than life war movie into a new light.

thinker1691 During the Napoleonic wars, a magnificent 7 ton, forty two foot cannon was discarded by the retreating Spanish army. They had hoped to keep it out of French hands by dropping it into a deep ravine. At nearly the same time, a British naval Officer Anthony Trumbull (Cary Grant) is sent on a secret mission to recover the weapon from Miguel, the leader (Frank Sinatra) of the Spanish Guerreros. Since he cannot read, a beautiful native girl (Sophia Loren) must interpret the naval orders. Other interested parties include General Jouvet of the French Occupying forces in the walled city called Avila. Distrustful of each other, Trumball and Miguel must co-operate to accomplish both their aims. Trumbull wants to take it back to England, while Miguel wants to haul it across the country and lay siege to French Headquarters in Avila. With the French army searching for the rebels and their huge cannon, the movie centers on the awkward romantic triangle between the three main characters. However, this situation impedes the crux of the story and except for tense moments of personal conflicts, nearly loosing the cannon to natural obstacles and great loss of life, the movie eventually arrives at its destination. The cast of Grant as an Englishman is tolerable. Sinatra is a great Singer, but makes for an unconvincing Spaniard. Finally as the leading lady, Sophia is hard pressed to favor either intended. Nevertheless, the film does have some exciting segments, enough to mark it as a reluctant Classic. ****