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You Can't Win 'Em All

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5.8/10 • 36

1970-07-231h 37m

WarAdventureComedyAction

Two soldiers of fortune matching wits and guns against the armies of two nations!

During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as guards for a secret transport.

Directors
Peter Collinson
Writters
Leo Gordon
Editors
Leo Gordon, Raymond Poulton

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  1. Tony Curtis

    Tony Curtis

    Adam Dyer

  2. Charles Bronson

    Charles Bronson

    Josh Corey

  3. Michèle Mercier

    Michèle Mercier

    Aila

  4. Patrick Magee

    Patrick Magee

    The General - Ataturk

  5. Fikret Hakan

    Fikret Hakan

    Colonel Elci

  6. Grégoire Aslan

    Grégoire Aslan

    Osman Bey

  7. Leo Gordon

    Leo Gordon

    Bolek

  8. John Alderson

    John Alderson

    U.S. Army Major

  9. Tony Bonner

    Tony Bonner

    Reese

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John Chard

Apr 18, 2014

6.5/10

Well. You know what they say? It’s a short life at best. You Can’t Win ‘Em All (AKA: Soldiers of Fortune/The Dubious Patriots) is directed by Peter Collinson and written by Leo Gordon. It stars Tony Curtis, Charles Bronson, Michele Mercier, Fikret Hakan, Leo Gordon and Salih Guney. Music is by Bert Kaempfert and cinematography by Kenneth Higgins. 1922 and the Greco-Turkish War is coming to a close, and two soldiers of fortune meet and find themselves on a deadly mission that will either make them rich, get them killed or something else entirely… Marauding machismo under the burning Turkey sun, You Can’t Win ‘Em All is good on intentions and two fisted action quotas. That the script is poor is a shame, because although it’s hardly grade “A” as an actioner, it is a whole bunch of fun and Curtis and Bronson are great company to be in. Collinson constructs the action in a competent manner as he fills out the plot with gunfire, explosions, barroom brawls, biplane attacks, speeding train, foxy women and a picturesque location. Bronson gets to flex his muscles while Curtis deals out the quips, and the narrative has the two men spun into a world of double crosses, bluffs and dubious motives. Their chemistry is solid, they make for a good buddy-buddy pairing. Weak on the page for sure, but enough guts, gusto and grins to ensure it’s worth spending the time with. 6.5/10

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Status
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Original Language
English
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