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Director:
Richard Fleischer
Writers:
Harry Brown (screenplay)
Francis Gwaltney (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 December 1956 (Japan) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
From the best-selling novel of young love in war! more
Plot:
The spoiled rich son of a wealthy Southerner is changed by his experiences in the Pacific during World War II. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Great Early Widescreen more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Robert Wagner ... Sfc. / Pvt. Sam Francis Gifford
Terry Moore ... Jenny Gifford

Broderick Crawford ... Capt. 'Waco' Grimes, CO Co.G

Buddy Ebsen ... Pvt. Willie Crawford
Robert Keith ... Col. Cousins
Brad Dexter ... Lt. Joe Johnson aka Little Joe
Mark Damon ... Pvt. Terry Co. G
Ken Clark ... Morgan
Harvey Lembeck ... Pvt. Bernard "Bernie" Meleski (Co. G)
Skip Homeier ... Pvt. Swanson Co.G
L.Q. Jones ... Pvt. Kenny Co.G
Tod Andrews ... Lt. Ray Mosby
Biff Elliot ... Tom Thumb Co.G
Bart Burns ... Pvt. Raker Co.G
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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
South Korea:12 | USA:Approved (certificate #18043) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Tod Andrews character is named Lt. Ray Mosby. Andrews would later portray Maj. John Singleton Mosby in the television series "The Gray Ghost" (1957). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the cast listing, Robert Wagner is listed as Sfc/Pvt. Sam Francis Gifford. He should be listed as T/Sgt/Pvt. Sam Francis Gifford. The rank Sfc (Sergeant First Class) did not exist during WWII. At that time it was T/Sgt (Technical Sergeant). more

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16 out of 27 people found the following comment useful:-
Great Early Widescreen, 16 March 2005
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Author: rspnov from United States

Considering that Cinemascope had been introduced only three years earlier, this is one of the outstanding examples from the 50s of a director and cinematographer composing shots for widescreen. I've been teaching film for almost 40 years and would unhesitatingly show excerpts from this in any basic course on movies. Just to sample some, check out Minutes 40-50, especially the quartets of lounging soldiers in medium shot. Sometimes the compositions seem a little self-conscious, but overall this is a remarkable film stylistically. It's wonderful to be able to see it again in widescreen format, as well as other movies that go back to my teenage years. That's why DVD is so great.

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