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17 September 1982 (USA) moreTagline:
LOVE. DESTINY. HEROES. War Changes Everything.Plot:
A noisy and absurd re-telling of the great 1950 invasion of Inchon during the Korean War which was masterminded by General Douglas MacArthur. | add synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A bit of Anti-Communist Agitprop more (14 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Laurence Olivier | ... | Gen. Douglas MacArthur | |
| Jacqueline Bisset | ... | Barbara Hallsworth | |
| Ben Gazzara | ... | Maj. Frank Hallsworth | |
| Toshirô Mifune | ... | Saito-San | |
| Richard Roundtree | ... | Sgt. Augustus Henderson | |
| David Janssen | ... | David Feld (scenes deleted) | |
| Kung-won Nam | ... | Park | |
| Gabriele Ferzetti | ... | Turkish Brigadier | |
| Rex Reed | ... | Longfellow (scenes deleted) | |
| Sabine Sun | ... | Marguerite | |
| Dorothy James | ... | Jean MacArthur | |
| Karen Kahn | ... | Lim | |
| Lydia Lei | ... | Mila | |
| James T. Callahan | ... | Gen. Almond | |
| Rion Morgan | ... | Pipe journalist |
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South Korea:140 min | USA:105 min (edited version) | USA:140 min | USA:140 min (premiere version)Color:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:PGFilming Locations:
Inchon, South KoreaFun Stuff
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Was never released on home video or DVD. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: The film is supposed to take place at the beginning of the Korean War in 1950 even though the extras in the press room scenes all have late-1970s clothing and haircuts. moreQuotes:
[opening title card]Titles: This is not a documentary of the war in Korea but a dramatized study of the effect of war on a group of people. Where dramatic license has been deemed necessary, the authors have taken advantage of this license to dramatize the subject.
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I recall the one weekend that this movie was in theatrical release. I was on a first date and there were absolutely no date-worthy movies playing. A bunch of well-dressed students (whom I later guessed to be Moonies)were lined up to see this one. Upon investigation I saw the producers were raffling off a Rolls Royce to all who bought a ticket. "Ooohh," she said. "Wouldn't it be fun if we won a car by going to see a movie?" OK, so I relented.
In retrospect even if we had won the car it wouldn't have been worth it. It wasn't even laughably bad. It was just pathetic, watching Sir Laurence's career spiraling down the money pit. Just a few short months after watching him flounder in "The Jazz Singer," here he was with an inch of pancake makeup spouting religious homilies.
It was a time when MacArthur was out of favor and the Cold War was in full swing, so the Reverend Moon was determined to use the latter to rectify the former. I am certainly not an expert on the military history of the Korean War so make no claims as to its historical accuracy. But with the over the top moralizing here I sat there knowing I was being manipulated, brainwashed, whatever.
And, on cue, the proselytizing for the Unification Church began as soon as the final credits rolled.
Uck, what a sickening experience. I never went out with her again.
Fortunately Sir Laurence rebounded shortly after with Clash Of The Titans and a few other not-quite-so-bad performances on made-for-TV movies so we aren't stuck with this as the last impression of this great actor.