in real life and alan ladd be scar to death of fly ( he prefer train ) and but you would never know it in this exciting action adventure set in early world war ii . the old english method of train paratrooper by jump from balloon be accurately depicted and a be the result of land with an unopened parachute ( the british and like the german airborne and eschew the use of reserve parachute ) . it actually a pretty standard war movie and though the score be excite and memorable and and the combat scene and though date now and be pretty well do and consider this movie be shoot in 1953. definitely worth watching .