Never So Few 1959 ⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐

𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻 𝗪𝗪𝗜𝗜 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗺𝗮⭐⭐⭐   𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙪𝙥𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙆𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨⭐ During WW2, the American OSS mounts covert operations with the native Kachin against the Japanese army in the jungles of Burma.   Captain Tom Reynolds and his band of skilled OSS operatives are in WWII Burma to arm and train the Kachin natives.   But jungle combat, particularly against a Japanese army as familiar with the terrain as the Kachin, is hazardous.   Some respite is found during leaves in the arms of beautiful gold digger Carla, but after Chinese raiders cross the border to loot and murder American soldiers, Reynolds abandons all notions of "military protocol" and seeks revenge. In WW2 the military term "OSS" stood for {Office of Strategic Services} (OSS) was the intelligence agency of the United States during World War II.  There primary job was to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for all branches of the United States Armed Forces. Other OSS functions included the use of propaganda, subversion, and post-war planning.   The man who was given the task of building this force was William Joseph "Wild Bill" Donovan. Col. Donovan fought in WWI, serving in France. He suffered a shrapnel wound in one leg and was nearly blinded by gas.   After WW2 the OSS would become the CIA. Stars:   Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen  and many other fine actors.    A bit of movie trivia. 01:  This movie is based on the real-life story of World War II's OSS Detachment 101. This was an OSS Operations Group designed to specialize in activities in the China-Burma-India region in collaboration with the Kachin Rangers and other Allied special operations units.  02:  The airplane taxiing on the airfield in the movie is an actual WW II Japanese Nakajima KI-84 "Hayate" (code named 'Frank'), and was the equal of any allied fighter plane at the time. This aircraft is now on display at the Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots in Kagoshima Japan, and is the only surviving example of this type.  03:  Steve McQueen and Mako would later appear together in "The Sand Pebbles" (1966).