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Okinawa

Original title: Halls of Montezuma
  • 19511951
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.8K
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POPULARITY
29,143
61
Okinawa (1951)
A company of Marines races against the clock to find a Japanese rocket base.
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A company of Marines races against the clock to find a Japanese rocket base.A company of Marines races against the clock to find a Japanese rocket base.A company of Marines races against the clock to find a Japanese rocket base.

IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
29,143
61
  • Director
    • Lewis Milestone
  • Writer
    • Michael Blankfort
  • Stars
    • Richard Widmark
    • Jack Palance
    • Reginald Gardiner
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lewis Milestone
  • Writer
    • Michael Blankfort
  • Stars
    • Richard Widmark
    • Jack Palance
    • Reginald Gardiner
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    Jack Palance and Richard Widmark in Okinawa (1951)
    Jack Palance and Richard Widmark in Okinawa (1951)
    Jack Palance and Richard Widmark in Okinawa (1951)
    Bert Freed in Okinawa (1951)
    Richard Widmark in Okinawa (1951)
    Okinawa (1951)
    Okinawa (1951)
    Karl Malden and Richard Widmark in Okinawa (1951)
    Bert Freed in Okinawa (1951)
    Skip Homeier in Okinawa (1951)
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    Top cast

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    Richard Widmark
    Richard Widmark
    • Lt. Anderson
    Jack Palance
    Jack Palance
    • Pigeon Lane
    • (as Walter {Jack} Palance)
    Reginald Gardiner
    Reginald Gardiner
    • Sgt. Johnson
    Robert Wagner
    Robert Wagner
    • Private Coffman
    Karl Malden
    Karl Malden
    • Doc
    Richard Hylton
    Richard Hylton
    • Conroy
    Richard Boone
    Richard Boone
    • Lt. Col. Gilfillan
    Skip Homeier
    Skip Homeier
    • Pretty Boy
    Don Hicks
    • Lt. Butterfield
    Jack Webb
    Jack Webb
    • Correspondent Dickerman
    Bert Freed
    Bert Freed
    • Slattery
    Neville Brand
    Neville Brand
    • Sgt. Zelenko
    Martin Milner
    Martin Milner
    • Whitney
    Philip Ahn
    Philip Ahn
    • Nomura
    Richard Allan
    Richard Allan
    • Pvt. Stewart
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Binns
    Edward Binns
    • First Soldier in Final Tracking Shot
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Board
    • Marine
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Bohannon
    • Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lewis Milestone
    • Writer
      • Michael Blankfort
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      US Marine and Navy units participated in the filming of this movie and after their work was finished, they went to fight in Korea.
    • Goofs
      During the invasion of the enemy island, several actual World War II film clips are spliced in for realism. But in these clips, the large hull numbers on two of the ships are backwards.
    • Quotes

      Sgt. Randolph Johnson: Wasn't there a comment by your General Sherman about war?

      Lt. Butterfield: Yeah, he said, "War is Hell." What did he know, that eight-ball never left the States.

    • Crazy credits
      Current prints open with the mid 1980's 20th Century Fox logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hempan baari (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Marines' Hymn
      (uncredited)
      Music from the "Gendarmes' Duet" from the opera "Geneviève de Brabant"
      Written by Jacques Offenbach
      Sung over the opening credits
      Also played during the first landing

    User reviews28

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    Featured review
    7/10
    A "Small" War Movie
    • Despite it's grand name, Halls of Montezuma is a small war film. What I mean is that the movie focuses more on a small group of men and their fears and problems than it does on a grand plan for Allied victory. It's a very personal movie. We get to see these men up-close and we begin to develop feelings for them. I wouldn't doubt that this is one of the first films to show a U.S. Lieutenant so battle scarred that he resorts to using pain killers just to function. Unlike other war films of this era, not all of these men are going to make it to the end. War is like that. It doesn't pick and chose people to live because we like them. So in that regard, it's also more realistic than some other war movies made in the 50s.


    • To succeed as a small, personal war movie as I've described, the cast has to be able to act. This cast does not disappoint. Richard Widmark, Jack Webb, and Karl Malden are all excellent in their respective roles. I was especially impressed with Webb who has an acting style that can grate on the nerves. He's more subdued here and it works. But as good as these three are, Jack Palance is the highlight of the movie for me. He was undoubtedly the most believable. I could really picture him doing the things in real life that were called for in the script.


    • I have no difficulty recommending Halls of Montezuma to fans of war films. It's a very welcome addition to my DVD collection.
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    • Jul 24, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1951 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Halls of Montezuma
    • Filming locations
      • Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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