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Overview
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17 October 1956 (USA)
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The Story of the "Fragile Fox" Company! See more »
Plot:
During the closing days of WWII, a National Guard Infantry Company is assigned the task of setting up artillery observation posts in a strategic area...
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So long, Luce: A mother and son at the movies
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9 Great Posters for 9 Not-So-Great Movies (That I Haven't Seen)
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Ten Terrific War Movies You Probably Never Heard Of
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(From SoundOnSight. 16 April 2012, 2:54 PM, PDT)
9 Great Posters for 9 Not-So-Great Movies (That I Haven't Seen)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 15 March 2012, 8:34 AM, PDT)
Ten Terrific War Movies You Probably Never Heard Of
(From SoundOnSight. 27 February 2012, 6:19 PM, PST)
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Jack Palance | ... | Lt. Joe Costa, Fox Co. |
 | Eddie Albert | ... | Capt. Erskine Cooney |
 | Lee Marvin | ... | Lt. Col. Clyde Bartlett, CO, White Battalion |
 | Robert Strauss | ... | Pfc. Bernstein |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Pvt. Snowden |
 | Buddy Ebsen | ... | Sfc. Tolliver, Fox Co. |
| Jon Shepodd | ... | Cpl. John Jackson, Fox Co. (communications) |
| Peter van Eyck | ... | SS Captain (as Peter Van Eyck) |
| James Goodwin | ... | Pfc. Ricks (as Jimmy Goodwin) |
| Steven Geray | ... | Otto, German NCO |
| Jud Taylor | ... | Pvt. Jacob R. Abramowitz (radioman) (as Judson Taylor) |
| Louis Mercier | ... | Brouise (French blacksmith) |
| Henry Rowland | ... | German with Binoculars |
| Holly Bane | ... | Soldier with binoculars (as Mike Ragan) |
| Ron McNeil | ... | Pfc. Jones |
| Strother Martin | ... | Sgt. Ingersol |
| Leonard Bremen | ... | Mess Sergeant |
 | William Smithers | ... | Lt. Harold 'Harry' Woodruff |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bing Russell | ... | Medic (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Robert Aldrich | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Norman Brooks | (play "Fragile Fox") | |
| James Poe | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Aldrich | .... | producer | |
| Walter Blake | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Frank De Vol | (as Frank Devol) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Joseph F. Biroc | (photographed by) (as Joseph Biroc) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Michael Luciano | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| William Glasgow | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Glen Daniels | (as Glen L. Daniels) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Robert J. Schiffer | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Jack R. Berne | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Robert H. Justman | .... | assistant director (as Robert Justman) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Robert A. Reich | .... | sound effects | |
| Jack Solomon | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Dave Koehler | .... | special effects (as David B. Koehler) | |
Stunts | |||
| Loren Janes | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bob Rose | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Jack Murton | .... | casting supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Frank De Vol | .... | conductor (as Frank Devol) | |
Other crew | |||
| Bud Cokes | .... | technical supervisor | |
| Robert Sherman | .... | dialogue supervisor | |
| Adele T. Strassfield | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Paul Vroom | .... | producer: stage play | |
| Saul Bass | .... | title designer (uncredited) | |
| William E. Orr | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Associates & Aldrich Company, The (presents)
- United Artists (1956) (USA) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- United Artists (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1956) (France) (theatrical) (as Les Artistes Associés)
- Critics' Choice Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
- Glen Glenn Sound Company recording (as Glen Glenn Sound Co.)
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107 min
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Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | UK:PG | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved
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Congressman Melvin Price openly criticized the military for their non-involvement in the film, calling it a "shameful attempt at censorship". United Artists were only too happy to exploit this with teaser posters asking "Is this the most controversial picture of the year?" On the back of this, the film grossed nearly $2 million (United Artists had projected a gross of around $20,000).See more »
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the last 10 minutes of the movie, Captain Cooney is shot by Woodruff, Tolliver, Bernstein and Jackson. With each of these shots, an empty shell casing should have been ejected from the rifles (M1 carbine and M1). In addition, the empty brass would have made a noticeable "tink" sound as it hit the stone floor in the cellar.See more »
Quotes:
Sfc. Tolliver, Fox Co.:[refusing a drink] Captain, down around where I come from we dearly love our whiskey. But we don't drink with another man unless we respect him.See more »
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One of the best war films ever made, this gritty little-known gem features Jack Palance in perhaps his best role. The dynamics of a small infantry unit just about at the end of its tether in WWII Europe are portrayed extremely realistically. Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, and Buddy Ebsen give great supporting performances.
The film is in B&W and has all the dirt and sweatiness and fear that is characteristic of really good work done in the 1950's.
No pretty boys here