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S.L.A. Marshall (book)
James R. Webb (screenplay)
Release Date:
25 July 1959 (Japan) more
Tagline:
Bold! Blunt! Blistering! The battle picture without equal!
Plot:
American GI's must retake a barren hill in Korea that has been overrun by Red Chinese troops. The ensuing... more | add synopsis
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They don't make them like this anymore... more (24 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gregory Peck | ... | Lt. Joe Clemons |
 | Harry Guardino | ... | Pvt. Forstman |
 | Rip Torn | ... | Lt. Walter Russel |
 | George Peppard | ... | Cpl. Chuck Fedderson |
| Carl Benton Reid | ... | American Admiral at Peace Conference |
| James Edwards | ... | Cpl. Jurgens |
| Bob Steele | ... | Col. Kern |
| Woody Strode | ... | Pvt. Franklin |
| George Shibata | ... | Lt. Suki Ohashi |
| Norman Fell | ... | Sgt. Coleman |
| Lew Gallo | ... | Lieutenant, Division Public Relations |
 | Robert Blake | ... | Pvt. Velie |
 | Cliff Ketchum | ... | Cpl. Payne (radio operator) |
| Biff Elliot | ... | Pvt. Boven |
| Charles Aidman | ... | Lt. Harrold |
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97 min
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #19212) | West Germany:16 (f) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16
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The French premiere was received with criticism on grounds of racism, as the character played by Woody Strode was shown to be a coward during the initial attack on the Chinese position. more
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Continuity: Just before the American attack on the hill, the commanding officer is pointing out positions on a 3D clay model of the hill with his M4 bayonet. He lays his bayonet on the table and covers it with a paper map, then steps over to the radio man in conversation. He then steps back to the map table and the paper map has disappeared. more
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Referenced in Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) more
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War movie? Anti-war movie? For you to judge on this one.
Fact is that this is a crude depiction of what happened a bit everywhere in the Korean war.
Gregory Peck, a gentleman of an actor, delivers a very strong performance as an officer tasked to take that darn hill. His conflict goes both ways.
He has to order his men to "get out there and take the Hill at all costs" and at the same time he has to keep their spirits together before they totally crack-up.
In fact, you actually can feel the bombs and the mortars shelling you throughout the movie. Imagine how you would feel if you had actually been there...
This is probably a good companion to "M*A*S*H" (the Movie and/or the TV series). It's just on the other side of those Hills. It's these boys who were delivered on Hawkeye's operation table.
Never forget that!
It's honest, well played and has much less war-glorifying aspects than one would imagine or expect.
The DVD edition is a bit better than its VHS counterpart and is in the correct 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
Now, if some producer is still able to make a 90 minute movie with a similar gripping story nowadays, then you may call me Santa Claus!