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Men in War

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.8K
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Men in War (1957)
ActionDramaWar
During the Korean War, a battle-worn lieutenant and his platoon are behind enemy lines, and have orders to march to Hill 465 for possible relief.During the Korean War, a battle-worn lieutenant and his platoon are behind enemy lines, and have orders to march to Hill 465 for possible relief.During the Korean War, a battle-worn lieutenant and his platoon are behind enemy lines, and have orders to march to Hill 465 for possible relief.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.8K
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    • Anthony Mann
    • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
    • Ben Maddow(screenplay)
    • Van Van Praag(novel "Day Without End {Combat}")
  • Stars
    • Robert Ryan
    • Aldo Ray
    • Robert Keith
    • Anthony Mann
    • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
    • Ben Maddow(screenplay)
    • Van Van Praag(novel "Day Without End {Combat}")
  • Stars
    • Robert Ryan
    • Aldo Ray
    • Robert Keith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Robert Ryan in Men in War (1957)
    Phillip Pine and Robert Ryan in Men in War (1957)
    Aldo Ray and Robert Ryan in Men in War (1957)
    Aldo Ray in Men in War (1957)
    Robert Ryan in Men in War (1957)
    Aldo Ray and Robert Ryan in Men in War (1957)
    Men in War (1957)
    Phillip Pine and Robert Ryan in Men in War (1957)
    Men in War (1957)
    Aldo Ray and Robert Ryan in Men in War (1957)
    Men in War (1957)
    Aldo Ray and Robert Ryan in Men in War (1957)

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    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Lt. Benson
    Aldo Ray
    Aldo Ray
    • Montana
    Robert Keith
    Robert Keith
    • The Colonel
    Phillip Pine
    Phillip Pine
    • Sgt. Riordan
    Nehemiah Persoff
    Nehemiah Persoff
    • Sgt. Lewis
    Vic Morrow
    Vic Morrow
    • Cpl. Zwickley
    James Edwards
    James Edwards
    • Sgt. Killian
    L.Q. Jones
    L.Q. Jones
    • Sgt. Davis
    Scott Marlowe
    Scott Marlowe
    • Pvt. Meredith
    Adam Kennedy
    • Pvt. Maslow
    Race Gentry
    Race Gentry
    • Pvt. Haines
    Walter Kelley
    • Pvt. Ackerman
    Anthony Ray
    Anthony Ray
    • Pvt. Penelli
    Robert Normand
    • Pvt. Christensen
    Michael Miller
    • Pvt. Lynch
    Victor Sen Yung
    Victor Sen Yung
    • North Korean Sniper Prisoner
    Ron Brown
    Ron Brown
    • Soldier with Scar on Back
    • (uncredited)
      • Anthony Mann
      • Philip Yordan(screenplay) (front for Ben Maddow)
      • Ben Maddow(screenplay) (front Philip Yordan)
      • Van Van Praag(novel "Day Without End {Combat}")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The Colonel played by Robert Keith is the father of actor Brian Keith.
    • Goofs
      Although the G.I.'s in the film are soldiers of the U.S. Army's 24th Infantry and 1st Cavalry Divisions, many wear Marine Corps cloth camouflage covers and World War II-type camouflage nets on their helmets.
    • Quotes

      Sgt. Montana: You said you wanted to get one man alive out of your platoon. Well you got your wish, only double, there's you and me. Ain't that something.

      Lt. Benson: Forget it. We'll never see the morning.

      Sgt. Montana: Yes we will. They can't hurt us anymore now. They threw everything at us. Rifle fire, grenades, four twos, artillery. I'm telling you, they can't scratch us. If we wanted to take that hill, we could take it easy, the two of us.

      Lt. Benson: With what?

      Sgt. Montana: We're lucky, we're lucky. With guts we'll take 'em. We still got the flamethrower.

      Lt. Benson: Yeah.

      Sgt. Montana: Let's go get it.

      Lt. Benson: Wait.

      Sgt. Montana: You'll go with me?

      Lt. Benson: Yeah, but wait.

      Sgt. Montana: Wait for what?

      Lt. Benson: I want to live as long as I can.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: "TELL ME THE STORY OF THE FOOT SOLDIER AND I WILL TELL YOU THE STORY OF ALL WARS."

      KOREA SEPTEMBER 6, 1950
    • Connections
      Featured in Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Men in War
      (uncredited)

      Music by Elmer Bernstein

      Lyrics by Alan Alch

      sung by male chorus

    User reviews46

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    8/10
    Another lost classic resurfaces
    Another movie long considered 'lost', and now mercifully restored, Anthony Mann's "Men in War" is a war film worthy to take its place beside Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line", (you can see its influence on Malick's masterpiece); in other words, this is a near-masterpiece and certainly one of Mann's greatest films. The war in question is the Korean and another American patrol find themselves caught out in the open, like so many before them in so many other war films, as they try to survive and like Robert Aldrich's brilliant "Attack" is as much about the conflict between an officer and a sergeant as it is about the external conflict with the enemy. The principle protagonists are Robert Ryan and Aldo Ray whose contempt for each other is only matched by their contempt for the enemy. Both actors are outstanding and others in the exceptional cast include Robert Keith, Vic Morrow, Nehemiah Persoff, James Edwards and L Q Jones. You might call it an anti-war film since few films about men in conflict have painted such a dark picture of the costs of war and what it can do to men in the field. Indeed, this has even been called an 'art-house' war film which is probably just another way of saying that it's different and very intelligent. It's also stunningly well photographed in black and white by Ernest Haller and boasts another very good score by Elmer Bernstein. How it ever came to be 'lost' in the first place is something of a mystery, (did audiences simply find it too bleak?). Let's just be thankful, then, that it's been 'found' again.
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    • Release date
      • January 26, 1957 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Malibu Canyon, Malibu, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Security Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Black and White
      • (original ratio)

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