Uncertain Glory

Uncertain Glory

A French playboy gets serious when his country is threatened during World War II

Directed by Raoul Walsh

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

1944102 min6.7 / 10

A wartime moral drama about redemption through self-sacrifice, where a criminal convict finds purpose by trading his life for the freedom of innocent men under Nazi occupation.

In occupied France, a convicted thief and murderer escapes the guillotine when a bombing raid strikes the prison, but is quickly re-captured by the inspector of the Surete responsible for his original arrest. Fearing the guillotine more than his actual death, the convict inveigles the inspector to help him with a plan to rescue 100 Frenchmen taken by the Gestapo following an act of sabotage: he will confess to being the saboteur and allow himself to be executed by firing squad, the Gestapo's method of execution, thus freeing the 100 men.

Questions people ask

  • Is Uncertain Glory sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Uncertain Glory scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Uncertain Glory violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Does Uncertain Glory end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Uncertain Glory easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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