Word: maneuverer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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But Tizard--and radar--were saved two influential scientists on his committee resigned in protest--"a standard English committee maneuver."
Did young French demoiselles of the early 1900's fall in love exclusively with young army officers with mustaches? Or were mustaches just de rigeur for all men of the period? I found myself wondering about this during some of the less enthralling moments of The Grand Maneuver, a capricious...
Unfortunately, there is less to The Grand Maneuver than meets the eye. The plot is about what one would expect of an Italian opera buffa, and, despite the brevity of the film, one's interest in the story often wanes. The hero, Armand, is a philandering young dragoon in the...
Oddly enough, Frenchmen are supposed to be very emotional and quick to display their feelings; you certainly wouldn't say so from The Grand Maneuver. The acting was quite stolid and spiritless. M. Philippe, alternately confident and cowed, displayed a rather narrow range of emotions, and I wished at times...
If you'd like to rest your eyes and your psyche for a brief evening--or if you're looking for a play for an amateur theatrical group--The Grand Maneuver will fill the bill nicely.