Men Like Birds
I saw this film on TV 30 years ago when I was in the Air Force. Recently 60 Minutes did a feature on base jumpers who use a cape-like costume so they can fly like birds. I was surprised they never mentioned this movie in which men are so mesmerized by the sensation of bird-like flight that they are reluctant to pull the rip cord. It's still a good movie on viewing after so many years. And now there is a director's commentary on the DVD! Unlike another consumer/reviewer who was appalled by Deborah Kerrs' naked, 40ish bosom, I thought she looked just fine. And you didn't see that on TV! Neither was I mystified by William Windham's role as a cuckhold. Such things happen. Maybe Lancaster should have been a little less subdued. I guess he was trying to avoid blowing the other actors off the set, which he certainly could have done if he wanted to. But Gene Hackman was just perfect.