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6.6/10   749 votes
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Director:
Raoul Walsh
Writers:
Leon Uris (novel)
Leon Uris (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 February 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War more
Tagline:
THE SCORCHINGLY PERSONAL BEST-SELLER! (original print ad - all caps)
Plot:
A group of young Marines have adventures in love and war. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
Cannes #7: Tarantino the glorious basterd
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 24 May 2009, 4:12 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
A Reel War more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Van Heflin ... Major Sam Huxley (CO, 2nd Bn., 6th Marine Regt.)
Aldo Ray ... Pvt. / Pfc Andy Hookens
Mona Freeman ... Kathy, later: Mrs. Danny Forrester
Nancy Olson ... Mrs. Pat Rogers
James Whitmore ... MSgt. Mac / Narrator
Raymond Massey ... Maj. Gen. Snipes
Tab Hunter ... Pvt. / Cpl. Dan 'Danny' Forrester
Dorothy Malone ... Mrs. Elaine Yarborough (USO manager in San Diego)

Anne Francis ... Rae
William Campbell ... Pvt. 'Ski' Wronski
John Lupton ... Pvt. / Cpl. Marion 'Sister Mary' Hotchkiss
L.Q. Jones ... Pvt. L.Q. Jones (as Justus E. McQueen)
Perry Lopez ... Pvt. Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe
Fess Parker ... Pvt. Speedy
Jonas Applegarth ... Pvt. Lighttower (Navajo Phonetalker)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
149 min | West Germany:136 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Warnercolor) (as WarnerColor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording) (magnetic prints) | Mono (RCA Sound Recording) (optical prints)
Certification:
Australia:G | Brazil:12 (DVD rating) | West Germany:18 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | UK:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The movie is based on the novel by Leon Uris, who also wrote the screenplay, and was produced and directed by Raoul Walsh. It received an Academy Award nomination for Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. more
Goofs:
Continuity: While Danny talks to Elaine at her apartment his shirt is alternately buttoned/unbuttoned between shots. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (1990) more
Soundtrack:
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
A Reel War, 2 November 2002
Author: (sky3walker@aol.com) from Calfiornia

It's not surprising many war veterans like this film. Dramatically framed with a voice-over by James Whitmore as the epitome of a Marine Sergeant who cares about his men but knows the mission is all, the film quickly draws us into the lives of these men and their women in a suspenseful and satisfying way. There is enough good acting by Whitmore, Van Heflin, Dorothy Malone, John Lupton and others to get us past the less well acted and more cliched moments. Some scenarios, such as the tragedy-to-triumph of the lumberjack womanizer(Aldo Ray)and the New Zealand farm widow (Nancy Olson)are superbly plotted and played. There are many memorable moments in the film and Uris' varied characters are well represented.(Please note that Navaho code-talkers are credited here.) Combat and training imagery and sound is generally high quality, but the outstanding aspect of the film is the way it explores the human qualities of those men and women who face the tests of war.

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