The Best Of Enemies

Witty, incisive look at the futility of war without being preachy. Niven and Wilding crash in the desert of Ethopia in 1941 while on an observation flight. They are taken in by Sordi, who leads an Italian patrol. Sordi allows them to go free when they promise to let his patrol roam freely and take refuge in an old fort. Later, Niven is ordered to attack that fort and does so with great annoyance, since it means breaking his word. The two men capture each other, and the rest of the film is a continuous barrage of jokes, witticisms, and fun. Sordi spoke almost no English when this movie was made and had to learn his English by rote. You'd never know it. Cribbins is v...