Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

jlahti-1 My brother & I saw this when we were kids. We enjoyed it and watched it every year at Christmas time. It is a heartwarming story and I think it would be great for today's family viewing. The acting, I admit, was probably not compelling enough for current savvy, yet possibly jaded, audiences, but it is a great escape from the blood and guts movies that seem to capture the attention of the masses. Besides, I liked David Janssen in this movie, as well as in The Fugitive. And the kid that played the role of Dondi did, I think, a pretty good job for a kid. I'll always remember what he says at the beginning of the movie when he encounters the soldiers, Someone asks him where his mother and father are and Dondi says, "Dondi not having no mama, no papa". Priceless - a great line. I would love to get a copy of this movie, or at least see it again. Does anyone know if it is available anywhere, in any format?

whitec-3 Like some of the other post-WW2 baby boomers who commented, I remember Dondi in our morning paper in the 1950s and 60s. The strip had some kind of visual appeal--even though I wasn't old enough to follow a story strip, I kept giving it a look. The movie came out when I was 9 or 10, and because I actually recognized its subject matter, I went to the Paramount or State theater in downtown Burlington NC and tried to watch it. But even at that tender age I was aware I was watching a dreadful turkey of a movie. My only pleasant association with the subject thereafter was when Mad Magazine ran a calendar that featured a "Kick Dondi in the Teeth Day."

dadndsc Undoubtedly one of the worst little films ever made. The well-known "shlock" movies have no pretensions, don't take themselves too seriously and at least give the viewer a few laughs. "Dondi" is a true BOMB with no redeeming features which, when originally released, probably went long way to undermine US/Korean relations. As Leonard Maltin suggests, "Watch this film and you will understand why David Janssen became a fugitive!"

tobytyler I have looked for this movie for years. Seeing it as a youth was a special experience. I have never seen it in video stores. It is a warm and tender movie with some laughs about a war orphan and an army unit. I strongly recommend the movie to anyone with kids.