Cry of Battle (1963)

During World War II, the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese, and finds romance and adventure.

Director:

Irving Lerner

Writers:

Benjamin Appel (novel), Bernard Gordon

Stars:

Van Heflin, Rita Moreno, James MacArthur

Cast

Credited cast:
Van Heflin	...	Joe Trent
Rita Moreno	...	Sisa
James MacArthur	...	David McVey
Leopoldo Salcedo	...	Manuel Careo
Sidney Clute	...	Col. Ryker
Marilou Muñoz	...	Pinang
Oscar Roncal	...	Atong
Liza Moreno	...	Vera
Michael Parsons	...	Capt. Davis
Claude Wilson	...	Matchek
Vic Silayan	...	Capt. Garcia
Oscar Keesee	...	(as Oscar Keesee Jr.)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hal Bowie
Francisco Cruz

Storyline

During World War II, the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese, and finds romance and adventure.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | independent film

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Taglines:

Lustiest Saga of the South Pacific

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Genres:

Action | War | Adventure | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA Philippines

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Officers and Men

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company Credits

Production Co:

Petramonte Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the movie playing on a double-bill at the Texas Theater when Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested there on 22 November 1963 for the murder of a police officer and assassination of President John F. Kennedy, The other half of the double feature, War Is Hell, was the movie playing during the arrest.

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Connections

Referenced in JFK (1991)

User Reviews

An hour and a half I'll never get back

For some unknown reason, Joe, 3rd mate on a merchant ship, is given a spot promotion to 2nd Lt, and given a squad of Philippinos with orders to attack a Japanese sugar processing plant. This is the last we hear of the plant.

Tagging along, again for unspecified reasons, is the snot-nosed scion of an unseen mogul who falls in love with the heroine. The heroine, alas, is something of an opportunist, and ends up in bed with Joe just because. Naturally, the green-eyed monster makes an appearance.

The only thing this film has to do with war are the 17 or so Japanese soldiers who occasionally make their appearance. Most of this movie deals with the angst felt by the snot-nosed kid in his never-ending attempts to pry the heroine away from Joe.

I found this film to be a grand waste of time.