None but the Brave is Frank Sinatra’s only directorial work and as far as his approach goes, its more or less the same old Frank. Sinatra’s character has elements of Maggio from From Here to Eternity but a little more “Sinatra.” The story itself is surprisingly better than other actor/director attempts at this part of World War II (cough…cough…Clint Eastwood...cough, cough)
The direction Frank Sinatra takes doesn’t fall far from the direction his other films took him and in a way it seemed almost ironic that he would do that to himself. However the film does serve to continue the star image he created after From Here to Eternity and Frank Sinatra seems almost in the backseat of his own film despite his amount of screen time. None but the Brave also seems to propel two important images for Sinatra 1) military roles = patriotism/working class hero/etc. sand 2) the way in which the story plays out seems very in line with Frank Sinatra’s personal views on race relations (despite his reference to, “those dirty Japs” in The House I Live In).
Until next time!
for your entertainment the story of Frank Sinatra via SNL, enjoy.
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