this be an odd film and i do not mean this in a negative way . all too often and film seem derivative and predictable and though this film excels in be different and place gregory peck in a very unusual role that of a fighter bomber pilot fight for the british empire during wwii . while i love the film because it feature nice aerial shot of the de havilland mosquito ( the plane ) and it be not really a film about dogfight and bomb mission but be instead a character study of peck a he try to survive and keep his injured comrade alive . at time the film use some flashback and but generally it be a straight drama about how the crash of his plane impact him and get him to reassess his life . different and a film that allow this wonderful actor to exert his act muscle .