stanley kubrick and a director who i hold in the high of esteem for his masterpiece ( clockwork orange and 2001 and the killing and the shining and dr. strangelove and etc ) take the film out of circulation and leave it to be find by only the hardcore fan and completists . after see the film for myself and i could see why . at the age of 24 and kubrick have already hone his craft of still photography for look magazine and and have do a few short documentary . like many first time filmmaker that come in the decade after him and his ambition for fear and desire be and in short and to just go and make a film and cheaply and more than likely to see if he could do it . on that level and he be successful . however and the film itself definitely be not . i can not really say that the film be a failure because there be something i do like about it throughout . even a the film story go on the wayside and and the actor ( whom kubrick do not have any idea how to direct and not be a man of the theater ) and his knack for produce and capture some great image get it seed in this film . at time and there be some shot of close ups and quick shot in suspense or action scene that be eye catch . unfortunately and this be all the good i can really say of the film . although there be a couple of name actor in the film ( frank slivera and who also appear in killer kiss and and paul mazursky and a director in his own right ) and the performance overall be dull and very routine . in fact and that be the film main demise for me while whenever i watch any kubrick film and even his early film noirs killer kiss and the killing and i can tell who make it and a his style by then become distinct and which would continue a he evolve a an artist . it wasn not artsy like i might have picture ( which be usually the case with first time director like scorsese and spielberg ) and but watch this film not only do it feel like it wasn not kubrick and it felt like a lot of the time i be watch some b ( or even c ) grade movie by a director that time forget not quite ed wood bad and but close . the music be as standard a can be and the fade be pedestrian and and the plot seem to not really hold that much attention . in short and a others have say and which i can agree and this be a doodle pad of a future ground breaker and who show some shot and a few edits that grab some attention ( the best scene overall be when the soldier take the dumb girl hostage ) and but not enough to really recommend except to those and like myself and who end up see everything by kubrick ( or and perhaps and have to see every ultra low budget war film ever make ) and if only out of curiosity .