Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

GazerRise Fantastic!

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

DKosty123 Gene Kelly stars in a movie where he does not sing or dance. Yet there is plenty of music used in the film. In glorious black and white, this film is filmed on location in post war Germany. While the plot has no real story behind it, the locations and destruction left behind after the war are interesting.Kelly is an American Soldier here who romances a young girl whose parents had died during the war in Allied Bomb raids. Then the naive Kelly finds out why the girl is interested in him. It is a sub-plot of stolen war gold which is being smuggled over the border in order to re-raise the Nazi party from the ashes of war.The filming of Adolf Hitler's retreats are filmed on location and some of them were torn down shortly after filming making this the last film to use these locales. The Italian actress playing an 18 year old German girl working in a cabaret in this would go on to more films but never achieve great fame, and commit suicide in 1969 at age 39. Her ending is tragic, but the young lady does okay here.

LeonLouisRicci A Post-War Peek at the Bombed Out Germany and its Beleaguered and Confused Populace. Gene Kelly is Adequate in a Non-Singing-Dancing Role, but it is Piere Angelie that all Eyes are Transfixed.The Real Star is the On-Location Vista of the Snow-Capped Mountains, the Devastated Streets and Buildings, and Hitler's Home. There are some Poignant and Profound Scenes, like the one with the Family and Kids that moved into an Abandon Building. Angelie's Cynical Dialog of Loss and Circumstance, and the Musical Numbers are Interesting Satire.The Plot is an Average Account of Smuggling and Nazi Wannabees and Holder's On, but the Film doesn't manage much Suspense or Action. Overall Worth a Watch for the Aforementioned but the Movie Plays it Safe in a lot of ways.Gene Kelly's Detractors are Inconsiderate and Cruel. He won't Win any Awards for His Dramatics, but is No Better or Worse than His Second Tier Peers in that Department. There may be One Love Scene too many, and His Co-Star's Depression is Overwrought at times. Still this has its moments and is a Fine Production.

MartinHafer During WWII, American pilot Jeff Eliot (Gene Kelly) was shot down over Germany and hidden by a German family. Since then, he's been sending packages regularly to them. After all, post-war Germany is a mess, food is severely rationed and poverty is everywhere. Now, several years later Captain Eliot is returning to Germany during his Christmas break to renew old times with the family. However, he soon learns the family was burned out in a bombing raid and another family has been pilfering the packages and saying nothing.A bit later, he recognizes the daughter, Willie (Pier Angeli) in a cheap cantina and they renew old times. However, oddly, he never mentions these care packages when she treats him like an ungrateful American. I have no idea why this was done this way. Regardless, they eventually decide to spend the holiday, in part, in Salzburg and he doesn't realize that she works for scum-bags from 'Silhouette'...a group of ex-Nazis working evil in post-war Germany. When the American military bring this to his attention, Eliot is a bit dippy and doesn't believe his sweet fraulein could be in league with these people...and does she even know who they are? This is a decent espionage film shot on location in Germany and Austria. The scenes are quite nice and add a lot to the authenticity of the movie. My only quibble is that it seemed very odd that they cast Ms. Angeli in the lead, as she's Italian, not German.

Enrique Sanchez There are many reasons to watch this movie: 1. Pier Angeli- this compelling beauty stirs a certain something in our hearts - at once familiar and then somehow mysterious.2. Gene Kelly- in one of his rare turns in a serious, non-singing, non-dancing part...I agree with another reviewer who says he was a showman not really an actor - - but he does a fair turn here.3. Historical- few people know that the Nazi movement did not die immediately after Hitler died. The besieged German people had not forgotten the horrors and were still susceptible to somber outlooks.4. Geo-Architectural- those pictures in the Eagle's Nest were spine-tinglingly eerie, if not thrilling to see since it has been apparently taken down. Other scenes in the German towns and countryside are vastly more interesting than so many other canned backdrops to which we are normally subjected.All in all, this film occupies its time well - it's not world-shaking, but to me, it will be unforgettable because of the former reasons - especially the historical and geo-architectural...but also, one of our few looks at the beauty of the co-star, the stunningly beautiful Pier Angeli.