Directed by:
Lewis MilestoneScreenplay:
Michael BlankfortComposer:
Sol KaplanCast:
Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Reginald Gardiner, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone, Jack Webb, Neville Brand, Martin Milner, Don Gordon, Edward Binns (more)VOD (1)
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Richard Widmark leads an all-star cast of leathernecks (Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone, and Jack Webb) into battle on a heavily-fortified enemy island. Their objective is a Japanese rocket sit in the island's interior, and the combat-packed story follows the squad from beachhead to battle, as they pick their way through enemy-infested jungles. Along the way, Widmark is transformed from a former school teacher into a combat-wizened leader, and his disparate squad of men is forged into a cohesive fighting unit. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
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