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Merrill's Marauders (1962)

APPROVED  98 min  -  Adventure | War | Drama   -  16 March 1962 (Finland)
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Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)... See full summary »

Director:

Samuel Fuller

Writers:

Milton Sperling (screenplay), Samuel Fuller (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jeff Chandler ...
Ty Hardin ...
2nd Lt. Lee Stockton
Peter Brown ...
Bullseye
Andrew Duggan Andrew Duggan ...
Capt. Abraham Lewis Kolodny, MD
Will Hutchins Will Hutchins ...
Chowhound
Claude Akins Claude Akins ...
Sgt. Kolowicz
Luz Valdez Luz Valdez ...
Burmese girl
John Hoyt John Hoyt ...
Gen. Joseph Stilwell
Charlie Briggs Charlie Briggs ...
Muley (as Charles Briggs)
Chuck Roberson Chuck Roberson ...
Officer
Chuck Hayward Chuck Hayward ...
Officer
Jack C. Williams Jack C. Williams ...
Doctor
Chuck Hicks ...
Cpl. Doskis
Vaughan Wilson Vaughan Wilson ...
Bannister
Pancho Magalona Pancho Magalona ...
Taggy
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Storyline

Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind Japanese lines across Burma to Myitkyina, pushing beyond their limits and fighting pitched battles at every strong-point. Written by Martin H. Booda <booda@datasync.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Battle | Burma | Platoon | Combat Fatigue | Gun  | See more »

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True story! Incredible story! See more »

Genres:

Adventure | War | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

Durchbruch auf Befehl See more »

Filming Locations:

Philippines

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

This movie was released in 1962. At the end of the movie there is a parade review that features the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Stock and the rest of his platoon reach the top of the mountain. The lower part of the left sleeve on his shirt has been cut away. It remains like this for the rest of the film and isn't explained until the last battle Stock has a wound on his arm and a bandaged has been applied but no wound was visible until after the final battle. See more »

Quotes

Bannister: Do you know what I'm going to do after the war? I'm going to get married and have six kids. Then I'm going to line them up and tell them what Burma was like. And if they don't cry, I'll beat the hell out of them.
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Connections

Featured in The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996) See more »