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found the whole premise of the film dubious, considering it to be "of such doubtful occurrence and so little urgency ... that one finds it hard to get involved." He concluded that "the whole thing has the nature of a contrived hypothesis, for which the solution is so ready that the arrival at it is
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wrote that Henry Denker's screenplay "begins on a tense, dramatic note and manages to keep the pitch for the story's 94 minutes," adding, "I was especially impressed with the mute performance of the
Philippine actor, Enrique Magalona, as the prisoner. This is a memorable, creative portrait."
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has been signed. The prisoner, uncomprehending, escapes and is found by
Briscoe attempting to ignite gasoline to blow up the ship. Just before Briscoe kills the prisoner with a wrench, the man utters a single word that Briscoe later learns to mean "I can't."
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headquarters to execute the prisoner, but none of the soldiers are able to will themselves to go through with the command. Just as Sgt. Briscoe is about to report his failure to carry out the order, word arrives that an
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