Dispatched to the front lines during the Korean War, an idealistic American soldier discovers the horrors of combat and comes at odds with a psychopathic member of his platoon.
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| John Saxon | ... |
Pvt. Raymond Endore
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| Charles Aidman | ... |
Capt. Wallace Pratt
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| Sydney Pollack | ... |
Sgt. Owen Van Horn
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Tommy Matsuda | ... |
Charlie
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| Gavin MacLeod | ... |
Pvt. Crotty
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| Anthony Ray | ... |
Pvt. Joshua Fresno
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| Tom Skerritt | ... |
Sgt. Stan Showalter
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| William Challee | ... |
Lt. Colonel
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| Nancy Hsueh | ... |
Mama San
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| Robert Redford | ... |
Pvt. Roy Loomis
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| Francis Ford Coppola | ... |
Army Truck Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Denis Sanders | ||
Written by
| Stanford Whitmore | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Noel Black | ... | assistant producer |
| Denis Sanders | ... | co-producer |
| Terry Sanders | ... | producer |
Music by
| Bud Shank | ||
Cinematography by
| Ted D. McCord | ... | director of photography (as Ted McCord) |
Editing by
| John Hoffman | ||
Editorial Department
| Eddie Dutko | ... | assistant editor (as Edward Dutko) |
Art Direction by
| Edgar Lansbury | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jack Bohrer | ... | assistant director (as Jack Bohier) |
Art Department
| John Orlando | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Roy Meadows | ... | sound |
| John Mick | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Joe Lombardi | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Lloyd Garnell | ... | gaffer |
| Charles Hannawalt | ... | key grip (as Chuck Hanawalt) |
| William Schurr | ... | camera operator (as Bill Schurr) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Frank Novak | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Ken Wilhoit | ... | music editor (as Kenny Wilhoit) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Betty Crosby | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| William J. Claxton | ... | production assistant |
| Vance Jonson | ... | title designer |
| Jerry Preshaw | ... | technical advisor |
| Terry Sanders | ... | pictorial continuity |
| J. Goldner | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1962) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1962) (Finland) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1962) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1963) (Norway) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1965) (United States) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Modern Film Effects (optical effects)
- Ryder Sound Services (sound recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Recruits head to the front lines towards the close of the Korean War. The interaction between two of the soldiers...an idealistic newcomer and a psychotic who goes on one-man patrols slitting enemy throats under cover of night...and the orphan boy who comes between them is examined. The Cease-Fire brings the three to a final resolution.
Written by Martin H. Booda |
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| Taglines | It happened on a raging battlefield, but he could have been a murderer stalking a city's streets! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $300,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Feature film debuts of Robert Redford, Tom Skerritt and Sydney Pollack. Thirty years on, Redford would direct Skerritt in A River Runs Through It (1992). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 1962 (2018). See more » |
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Pvt. Roy Loomis: Once you get out of training, you're funneled into what's called the pipeline, and you become a number while you're traveling in it, until you get spewed out somewhere at the other end. After you land, you look for signs of war. A bullet scar in a wall, a bombed out building. You don't have to look very hard. You see a lot of poverty, kids starving. When you get out of the trucks after the ship and the train, you know the pipeline is carrying you further toward the front. You're going to be a combat infantryman, the tip of the spear. You don't know what it will be like or what will happen. You wonder whether you're going to get killed. See more » |