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Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
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Combat MissionsHaunted PastBattle PreparationsLoyalty TestedPersonal RedemptionPsychological TormentBrotherhood Under FireMarine Training




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Directed by: Allan Dwan, Reggie Lanning
Produced by: Edmund Grainger
Composed by: Victor Young
Cast

John Wayne
Sgt. John M. Stryker

John Agar
PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway

Adele Mara
Allison Bromley

Forrest Tucker
PFC Al J. Thomas

Wally Cassell
PFC Benny A. Regazzi

James Brown
PFC Charlie Bass

Richard Webb
PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley

Arthur Franz
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator

Julie Bishop
Mary

James Holden
PFC 'Farmer' Soames
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