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Scott Eastwood’s Capt. Castle Hides in Belgium, Sparks Revenge

8/5/2026

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Capt John Castle, played by Scott Eastwood, is hidden by a Walloon family in Belgium after his squad dies, prompting retaliation.
Injured, Castle carries only a portable radio called Lassie and pretends dead among corpses.
A living body later threatens to expose him.
Reviewers note clunky passages but praise the set pieces, Eastwood’s goofier performance, and a scene where a lone American praises Hitler while being ignorant of baseball.

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Story summary

Capt John Castle, played by Scott Eastwood, is hidden by a Walloon family in Belgium after his squad dies, prompting retaliation.
Injured, Castle carries only a portable radio called Lassie and pretends dead among corpses.
A living body later threatens to expose him.
Reviewers note clunky passages but praise the set pieces, Eastwood’s goofier performance, and a scene where a lone American praises Hitler while being ignorant of baseball.