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You Can't Win 'Em All
War · Adventure · Comedy · 1970
During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as guards for a secret transport.
Movie details
You Can't Win 'Em All
“Two soldiers of fortune matching wits and guns against the armies of two nations!”
1970 War · Adventure · Comedy 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as guards for a secret transport.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over You Can't Win 'Em All?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Peter Collinson
Written by
Leo Gordon
Tony Curtis
Adam Dyer
Charles Bronson
Josh Corey
Michèle Mercier
Aila
Patrick Magee
The General - Ataturk
Fikret Hakan
Colonel Elci
Grégoire Aslan
Osman Bey
Leo Gordon
Bolek
Court is in session
Put You Can't Win 'Em All on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.