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Tarawa Beachhead

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
173
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Julie Adams, Ray Danton, Kerwin Mathews, and Paul Wendkos in Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
DramaWar

A Marine sergeant falls in love with the widow of a comrade shot in combat by their lieutenant.A Marine sergeant falls in love with the widow of a comrade shot in combat by their lieutenant.A Marine sergeant falls in love with the widow of a comrade shot in combat by their lieutenant.

  • Director
    • Paul Wendkos
  • Writer
    • Richard Alan Simmons
  • Stars
    • Kerwin Mathews
    • Julie Adams
    • Ray Danton
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    173
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Wendkos
    • Writer
      • Richard Alan Simmons
    • Stars
      • Kerwin Mathews
      • Julie Adams
      • Ray Danton
    • 5User reviews
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    Kerwin Mathews
    Kerwin Mathews
    • Sgt. Thomas A. 'Tom' Sloan
    Julie Adams
    Julie Adams
    • Ruth Nelson Campbell
    Ray Danton
    Ray Danton
    • Lt. Joel Brady
    Karen Sharpe
    Karen Sharpe
    • Paula Nelson
    Onslow Stevens
    Onslow Stevens
    • Gen. Nathan Keller
    Russell Thorson
    Russell Thorson
    • Casey Nelson
    Eddie Ryder
    • Lt. Lou Gideon
    John Baer
    John Baer
    • Johnny Campbell
    Michael Garth
    • Maj. Westerly
    • (as Mike Garth)
    Larry Thor
    Larry Thor
    • Col. Kempler
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor
    • (uncredited)
    William Boyett
    William Boyett
    • Ullman
    • (uncredited)
    Booth Colman
    Booth Colman
    • Sam Pelligram
    • (uncredited)
    Lee Farr
    • Sgt. Anderson - Marine Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    John Goddard
    John Goddard
    • Commander
    • (uncredited)
    Colin Kenny
    Colin Kenny
    • Man in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Buddy Lewis
    • Brodzky - Guadalcanal Platoon Member
    • (uncredited)
    Peggy Maley
    Peggy Maley
    • Blonde at Bar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Paul Wendkos
    • Writer
      • Richard Alan Simmons
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    • Trivia
      The scene in the opening credits, where troops are storming a blockhouse set on a knoll, is lifted from Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), starring John Wayne (I).

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    Good acting enhances B-movie war escapade

    A good story, a little tepid, but with a nice twist at the end. Kerwin Matthews (the best Sinbad), Ray Danton (Legs Diamond), and Julie Adams (Creature from the Black Lagoon) don't exactly form a triangle. Matthews gets to display the anger missing from his fantasy roles, Danton makes a complex bad guy, and Adams is gorgeous and sincere, a 50's version of Jennifer Conelly. Screenplay has some good lines (but not enough) by Richard Alan Simmons who wrote Incredible Shrinking Man (but not its story). If you like the actors, worth checking out.
    • Sleepy-17
    • May 21, 2003
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    • Release date
      • November 2, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Brückenkopf Tarawa
    • Filming locations
      • Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Morningside Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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