The Five Man Army [DVD]

Where this army leads action fans - especially Spaghetti Western fans - will want to follow. Set during the Mexican Revolution the Five Man Army is a niftily executed tale of mercenaries who on behalf of rebel forces take on a mission to rob a trainload of gold. Make that a suicide mission because this train is heavily armored; armed with troops cannon and machine guns and traveling a route guarded by more soldiers. Peter Graves then known for his role as mastermind Jim Phelps in TV's Mission: Impossible faces another odds-defying task as the Dutchman leader of a handpicked commando squad consisting of a strongman an explosives expert a circus acrobat and a Samurai swordsman. Famed composer Ennio Morricone's throbbing score amplifies the action of this ready-to-be-rediscovered film that writes the New York Times's Vincent Canby is "for anybody who enjoys lean taut suspense with no fiddling around." All aboard!