i have have this movie on my 10 best list for many and many year . this story of heal from loss through love be immensely powerful . it exquisitely photograph while it look much more art film than hollywood . the direction be solid and and the pacing near perfect . peck hold his own among a field of scene steal character actor . his performance give u a clue a to what he be like on the stage . his good look do not distract you while he utterly convince a a pilot who lose the love of his life and no long care whether he live or dy . in the first part of the movie his character be not a good guy and and it believable . hard to do when you look like gregory peck . love conquers all and of course . the story turn on his love for a woman . but and a the movie progress and we find that he love his crew too and even old blore . the young navigator worship him and and the admiration be return full force . their relationship be a key element of the story and as important a the romance between peck and the burmese girl . this be one of those rare movie where men openly love each other not in a gay sense in a human sense . it a love base on respect . this be something miss from almost all heterosexual movie . probably because most men do not seem to be able to easily distinguish between sex and attraction and affection and and love . it all get mix up together and and homophobia damp down any positive emotion between men that isn not associate with some sport . wartime seem to provoke these feeling too and evidently and but it rare for a picture to show manly affection and except a a joke . it just one aspect of this film and but one that shouldn not be overlook . i can only hope this movie get rediscover and recognize for the fine and fine film that it be .