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Director:
Robert Day
Writers:
Ernie Frankel (writer)
Herman Hoffman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
23 November 1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Plot:
During the Korean War, a newly commissioned lieutenant find that they are trapped when the enemy surrounds their position... more | add synopsis
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Unusual casting for Ken Berry more (5 total)

Cast

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Ken Berry ... Lt. Parnell Murphy
Jim Hutton ... Cpl. Bill Lukens
Trini López ... Pvt. Sam Rivera
Don Marshall ... Pvt. Carver LeMoyne
Ralph Meeker ... Capt. Luke Danvers
Cameron Mitchell ... Sgt. Marion Bryce
Warren Oates ... Cpl. Leroy Sprague
Richard Young ... Pvt. Golden
Michael St. George ... Cpl. Bates
Soon-Tek Oh ... Korean Officer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Egghead on Hill 656
The Reluctant Heroes of Hill 656 (UK)
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Runtime:
73 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Not Rated | Iceland:16
Company:
Aaron Spelling Productions more

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Unusual casting for Ken Berry, 2 October 2002
Author: davidemartin (davidemartin@cs.com) from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week strikes again. I loved that series as a teen. The demand for 30 original movies a year (double that when the WEDNESDAY Movie of the Week came online) meant a lot of actors got work in ways they might not have before. Ken Berry was best known for F TROOP and MAYBERRY RFD. Who knew he had the potential for a war movie too? Yes, the film is a bit lightweight but so what? The MotW format was not intended to give us epics (which it sometimes did, anyway). The cast does a decent job, the production is pretty good for something shot in the hills outside LA, and anything with Soon-Tek Oh in it-- I'm there!

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