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6.8/10   379 votes
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Director:
Arnold Laven
Writers:
Rod Serling (teleplay)
Stewart Stern (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 November 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
All the drama, the suspense, the power of "The Caine Mutiny"! more
Plot:
Captain Edward Hall returns to the USA after two years in a prison camp in the korean war. In the camp... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Excellent and Superb more (17 total)
US TV Schedule:
Thur. Dec. 36:15 PMTCM   

Cast

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Paul Newman ... Capt. Edward W. Hall Jr.
Wendell Corey ... Maj. Sam Moulton
Walter Pidgeon ... Col. Edward W. Hall Sr.

Edmond O'Brien ... Lt. Col. Frank Wasnick

Anne Francis ... Aggie Hall

Lee Marvin ... Capt. John R. Miller

Cloris Leachman ... Caroline
Robert Burton ... Col. Ira Hansen
Robert F. Simon ... Law Officer (as Robert Simon)
Trevor Bardette ... Court President
Adam Williams ... Sgt. Otto Pahnke

James Best ... Millard Chilson Cassidy
Fay Roope ... Col. Dudley Smith
Barry Atwater ... Maj. Byron Phillips
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Oscar winning Art Director Cedric Gibbons' last feature film. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The two soldiers who load Captain Hall's stretcher into the medical vehicle at the airport have no rank insignia, ribbons, or shoulder patches on their uniforms. more
Quotes:
Captain Edward W. Hall Jr.: Do you know what's the matter with me?
Aggie Hall: No.
Captain Edward W. Hall Jr.: My mother wasn't in the army so I'm a half-breed.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "American Masters: Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval" (1995) more

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15 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent and Superb, 17 March 2001
10/10
Author: artzau from Sacramento, CA

I'm always shocked that so few people know or have seen this film. This is an excellent movie by any standard: story by Rod Serling, cast with Ann Francis, Paul Newman, Lee Marvin, Wendell Corey, Walter Pigeon, Edmund O'Brian and others. The setting is the Korean and this a court martial trial of an officer that capitulated with the enemy while a prisoner-of-war. The drama is tense, the acting superb and the depth of feelings portrayed in a (then) controversial subject is intense. This film is one of my favorites of all time. I'm shocked there is no video or DVD and that it has appeared only rarely on the late shows.

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