This is a standard WWII movie from the 1950s, but it's not recommended only to fans of the genre, but to movie buffs that like all-star casts full of up-and-coming actors!
The cinematography is stunning, and the editing nice, and the soundtrack is also great, with his rousing song that suits perfectly the movie. And the plot kept me interested all the time.
All the actors give top-notch performances: Richard Widmark is the platoon commander, and while is tough, he shows an human side in his flashback of his teaching days when he helped a student suffering from stutter. A pre-evil Jack Palance stars as Widmark's co-commander. Richard Boone, Karl Malden, Jack Webb, Robert Wagner (in his debut), Bert Freed and Neville Brand gave good supporting performances. And even Martin Milner and Skip Homeier star as two young marines.
By the way, the best characteristic about this movie was his realism - no use of stock footage, real planes of the period the movie was set, plus, it's not larger than life. Recommended to all war movie fans.
The cinematography is stunning, and the editing nice, and the soundtrack is also great, with his rousing song that suits perfectly the movie. And the plot kept me interested all the time.
All the actors give top-notch performances: Richard Widmark is the platoon commander, and while is tough, he shows an human side in his flashback of his teaching days when he helped a student suffering from stutter. A pre-evil Jack Palance stars as Widmark's co-commander. Richard Boone, Karl Malden, Jack Webb, Robert Wagner (in his debut), Bert Freed and Neville Brand gave good supporting performances. And even Martin Milner and Skip Homeier star as two young marines.
By the way, the best characteristic about this movie was his realism - no use of stock footage, real planes of the period the movie was set, plus, it's not larger than life. Recommended to all war movie fans.