Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: William Holden as a defiant POW who defies the odds

William Holden carries the movie as the disliked, resented and misunderstood "hero". Otto Premminger, who also starred as the German P.O.W. camp C.O., directs a wonderful film full of emotion, humor and triumph. The last 10 minutes is one of the best climaxes in film history.