You Can't Win 'Em All
Amid the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a cohort of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor, who hires them to guard a secret transport.
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Peter Collinson
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John Chard
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
You Can't Win 'Em All FAQs
Peter Collinson is the director of You Can't Win 'Em All.
The cast of You Can't Win 'Em All includes Nikki Van der Zyl as Aila (uncredited) (voice), Paul Stassino as Gunner Major (uncredited), David de Keyser as Gunner Major (uncredited) (voice), Robert Rietti as Col. Enci (uncredited) (voice), Roger Delgado as Capt. Enver (uncredited) (voice), Nosher Powell as Horse Rider (uncredited), Grégoire Aslan as Osman Bey, Salih Güney as Capt. Enver, Yüksel Gözen as Papadopoulos, Charles Bronson as Josh Corey, Leo Gordon as Bolek, Patrick Magee as The General - Ataturk, and more.
The duration of You Can't Win 'Em All is 1h 37 mins.
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You Can't Win 'Em All was released on 23 Jul 1970.
You Can't Win 'Em All is listed under War, Adventure, Comedy, and Action on Fanbiz.
You Can't Win 'Em All has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 L..."
