
The marines attack a strongly held enemy island in the Pacific. We follow them from the beach to a Japanese rocket site through enemy infested jungle as their ex-school teacher leader is transformed into a battle veteran and his squad becomes a tight fighting unit.
Karl MaldenPHM2 C.E. 'Doc' Jones
Robert WagnerPvt. Coffman
Jack PalancePigeon Lane (as Walter {Jack} Palance)
Richard WidmarkLt. Carl Anderson
Edward BinnsFirst soldier in final tracking shot (uncredited)Richard Boone's film debut.
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.
Continuity: After Anderson sees Pretty Boy was shot dead, he stands up and shoulders his rifle under his arm, but the next camera shot shows his rifle behind his arm.
Music from the "Gendarmes' Duet" from the opera "Genevi de Brabant"
Written by Jacques Offenbach
Sung over the opening credits
Also played during the first landing
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