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User Rating:
6.4/10   107 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Milton Sperling (screenplay) and
Ted Sherdeman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 October 1952 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A bunch of husky guys in battle-green who showed the world you can't stop a Marine.
Plot:
During the Korean War, a U.S. Marine battalion must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Frank Lovejoy ... Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett
Richard Carlson ... Capt. Paul Hansen
Anita Louise ... Ruth Hansen
Russ Tamblyn ... Jimmy W. McDermid (as Rusty Tamblyn)
Nedrick Young ... Sgt. Novak (as Ned Young)
Lamont Johnson ... Capt. 'Tink' O'Grady
Robert Ellis ... Shorty Devine
Paul Smith ... Andy Smith
Peter Ortiz ... Maj. Knox
Dorothy Patrick ... Eve O'Grady
Morton C. Thompson ... Capt. K,yser
Joseph Keane ... Lt. Ortiz
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
We Came Out Fighting (USA) (alternative title)
You Can't Stop the Marines (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
95 min
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Language:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #15563) | West Germany:16 (f) | UK:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'Paul Picerni (I)' was originally cast as Capt. O'Grady and shot some scenes, but Warner Bros. decided it wanted him in the Errol Flynn actioner Mara Maru (1952) instead and replaced him on this picture with Lamont Johnson. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): After Captain Hansen interviews Private McDermid at Camp Pendleton, he tells him to put his cap on. Marines do not use the term 'cap'. The correct term is 'cover'. more

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Marine life., 11 February 2007
6/10
Author: greenheart from United Kingdom

This is a war movie which focuses more on the feelings, emotions and insecurities of the platoon as well as providing a shed load of action & explosions. For this to work, you have to care about the characters. The hard edged Colonel is well portrayed and you can see the humanity leaking out of him as the pressure intensifies. The Captain who is centre of attention early n, fades into the background somewhat. The real star is young, fresh faced McDermid. You feel as if you are with him every step of his journey, you feel his nerves, pain & bravery. Although in black and white, you can almost see the red mist descend in one poignant scene. There are loads of explosions and plenty of action for the late night viewer but this is a war film with a deeper than average plot line.

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