09-22-2006, 02:39 PM
When I first saw the original movie back in the 80's I never did quite warm up to it, perhaps the 'Zag' character played by young Carradine bugged me, I don't know. In looking at it now, especially with the additional 47 minutes it has become a favorite of mine. There is one scene in the reconstructed version that I could have really lived without....the Homosexual Kraut doctor kissing Lee Marvin on the lips...... 
Not my cup of tea, and I don't really think it added anything to the movie. The scenes between Marvin and the small boy from the KZ lager are among the most powerful of any war drama I've ever seen...so sad.
Jim