Kings go forth are a tenpiece american soul band from milwaukee, wisconsin. Army officer, sam, stationed in france during the last year of world war ii. Kings go forth 1958 video detective movie trailers. A novel of men at war with the enemy and with each oth. Synopsis adapted by merle millerfrom the novel by joe david brown, kings go forth stars frank sinatraand tony curtis as, respectively, a tough army lieutenant and a cocky radio operator. The film utilizes an oftused storyline of the war movie genre which has two. Frank sinatra and tony curtis in kings go forth 1958 kings go forth 1958. She in turn loves the captain who rejects her when he discovers she is a mulatto. Kings go forth 2009 stream and watch online moviefone. Kings go forth 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sam loggins, a serious guy from manhattans west side, falls hard for monique blair, an american raised in france.
Kings go forth 1958 is an excellent war drama with frank sinatra, tony curtis, and natalie wood and directed by delmer daves. Original kings go forth 1958 movie poster in c7 condition. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy it at buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for kings go forth. Original italian 39x55 poster for the first italian release of the drama kings go forth 1958 starring frank sinatra, tony curtis and natalie wood. Kings go forth is a dramatic love story about two american soldiers fighting in france that fall for the same woman.
Set in southern france during the so called champagne campaign, the film concerns two men who fall in love with a young girl they meet. They begin dating, but she makes it clear that she only sees him as a friend. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. If i could have, id have given this movie 312 stars. This film probably wont satisfy fans of war movies, nor those of romantic dramas. Kings go forth 1958 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Never so few 1959 official trailer frank sinatra, gina lollobrigida movie hd duration. In france during an offensive against the retreating germans an american lieutenant frank sinatra and a cocky captain tony curtis both fall in love with an american girl natalie wood who was raised on the riviera. It is some war that frank sinatra, tony curtis and, occasionally, the american army fight in kings go forth, which opened at the capitol yesterday. I dont want to give it all away, but there is much to be said for a. With frank sinatra, tony curtis, natalie wood, leora dana. Find release information for kings go forth 1958 delmer daves, delmar daves on allmovie. Kings go forth 1958 is a war film, a buddy movie, and a love story, but more important, its a sincere and sober entry in the problempicture genre, looking at.
It was one of those powerful films that i watched for the first few minutes, fully expecting to change the channel but was quickly hooked for the duration. Nov 15, 20 kings go forth 1958 is an excellent war drama with frank sinatra, tony curtis, and natalie wood and directed by delmer daves. The group was founded by andy noble, the founder of the now defunct milwaukee record store lotus land records, in 2007. Adapted by merle miller from the novel by joe david brown, kings go forth stars frank sinatra and tony curtis as, respectively, a tough army lieutenant and a cocky radio operator. Director daves renders an exotic backdrop of villas and meadows as the two battlehardened gis court monique, evoking a teenage sense of lust and angst. During world war ii, in a picturesque town on the french riviera, u. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy it at buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack. Several divisions who were fighting in italy under mark clark were sent to invade france from the south. Kings go forth 1958 is a world war ii action, drama movie starring frank sinatra and tony curtis. Upon learning that woods father was black, both men succumb to their inbred prejudices. While on a weekend pass to the riviera, he meets and falls in love with monique. His final novel, addie pray 1971, the story of 11yearold con artist addie and her older partner long boy, was made into the movie paper moon 1973, starring ryan oneal and his daughter tatum. It ends on a very realistic note, which is unique in hollywood films, but it does not make for a satisfying one.
Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Note that the battle scenes pale in comparison to what you would expect to see if it was filmed in 2018. Britt harris tony curtis both fall for the same local girl, the americanborn. Watch kings go forth movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Kings go forth 1958 delmer daves, delmar daves synopsis. Kings go forth 1958 tt0051819 toward the end of world war ii, two american soldiers fighting in southern france become romantically involved with a young, american woman. Released july 21st, 2009, kings go forth stars frank sinatra, tony curtis, natalie wood, leora dana the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Kings go forth 1958 is a war film, a buddy movie, and a love story, but more important, its a sincere and sober entry in the problempicture genre, looking at issues of sexism and racism through a tale of three americans caught in a complicated emotional web. Kings go forth music from the motion picture soundtrack. Its also an interesting showcase for the versatility of style and appearance that. Two gis, stationed near the french riviera toward the.
The plot involves friends of different backgrounds manning an observation post in southern france who fall in love with the same french girl. Set in france in 1944, as kings go forth is a riveting film. Her background will reveal more about them than her. Kings go forth 1958 12 06281958 us drama, action, romance, war 1h 49m user score. Delmer daves kings go forth sets up a wartime love triangle plopped right into the heart of the french riviera during the final year of world war ii. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
The film ends ambiguously, possibly because miscegenation was still a touchy topic amongst hollywood censors. It is about two american soldiers fighting in southern france who become romantically involved with a young, american woman toward the end of world war ii. As nazi bombs drop all around, frank sinatra and tony curtis must battle their own prejudices after they learn that the woman natalie wood they are vying for is not exactly as she appears. Read the kings go forth movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Toward the end of world war ii, two american soldiers fighting in southern france become romantically involved with a young, american woman. In wwii france, corporal britt harris curtis is assigned to work alongside warweary sgt. The screenplay was written by merle miller from the 1956 novel of the same name by joe david brown, and the film was directed by delmer daves. Kings go forth is a 1958 blackandwhite world war ii film starring frank sinatra, tony curtis, and natalie wood. Kings go forth 1958 approved 1h 49min action, drama, romance 28 june 1958 usa toward the end of world war ii, two american soldiers fighting in southern france become romantically involved with a young, american woman. Their sound is rooted in 1970s soul, and the group employs production and recording techniques common in that era. Kings go forth is one of, maybe the only, film about the allied offensive in southern france in late summer of 1944. With it having more then one story line and one being kind of a touchy subject for the times the movie was made, it was very well done. Serving in southern france during world war ii, sinatra and curtis vie for the affections of mademoiselle natalie wood. The action as compared to the larger shows movie east from normandy and north up the italian peninsula was light as the.
The allies have landed in france, set up in a coastal town, where lt. A fellow soldier, britt, comes along and steals moniques heart. As big and brave and bold a love story as has ever been exploded on the screen. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kings go forth near you. It has an interesting plot about gis and romance in france filmed there, in part near the end of wwii. Kings go forth is wellintentioned but the movie is pretty much a dud save for sinatras sincere performance, curtiss more serious than usual one, the french locations, and elmer bernsteins musical score. Supposedly dorothy dandridge was in the running for woods part, but that seems unlikely. Directed by delmer daves the badlanders from joe david browns gripping postwar novel screenplay by merle miller, kings go forth weaves elements of romance, war and miscegenation into a powerful, compelling and riveting film. Unfortunately, neither the romantic melodrama nor the wartime action sequences amount to all that much, and the film leaves one with a feeling of inertia. Kings go forth 1958 26786 movieart original film posters.