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...death of three British paratroopers and their German prisoner is full of grime, gore, suspense and pretension. John (David Hemmings), Tom (Tom Bell) and Cliff (Tony Beckley) are holed up in a war-scarred country house in a European battle zone, waiting for their sergeant. They kid and bicker, establishing basic character traits (educated John, taciturn Tom, sadistic Cliff). They set out some booby traps, kill some Germans and capture one called Helmut (Alan Dobie). With Helmut in tow, they try to make their way back to their own lines, killing and being killed along...
...this point that the experts begin to bicker. The cautious would wait for more returns before making policy. Others favor a leap into the unknown. Circumstances favor the bolder; as David Cohen points out--the Federal government has already made a massive commitment to compensatory education. And the ghettos are demanding answers. The risk of costly failures, however, remains...
...pair bicker and spat - then tenderly, or joshingly, make up; it is apparent that the glue of their domestic relationship is mutual need. That is reflected in the acting of Wallach and O'Shea, who are matchlessly mated to their roles. Exquisitely coiffed, Wallach is superbly narcissistic, as if he were modeling for an effete art agency. Fat, defensive, submissive, O'Shea would appear to have the lesser part, but he proves himself the better actor in creating an image of a patient, badgered man too good to be untrue to his bullying friend...
According to Dehner, only 500 sophomores out of a class of 800 will participate in Bicker this February. Last year the number was 750. As a result, some clubs will not be able to fill their rolls and will have to draw on their reserve finances or fold. Sensing this, many old grad clubmen have been trying to use some of their influence to keep the clubs alive. No doubt some of the clubs will last indefinitely. Several have huge endowments, larger than many colleges. But running a large house and keeping a squad of servants is becoming more...
...past year the opposition to the club system has become more constructive. Its tone has changed from anti-Bicker to pro-social alternatives, From a blind, vindictive thrashing has come something that resembles a new system. At first, no doubt, it will be chaotic. In February there will be Bickering clubs, open clubs, University clubs, and the quad -- all claiming over 100 new members...