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Pork Chop Hill

1959Movie1 h 38 min

DramaHistory
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Rotten Tomatoes88%73%
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Rotten Tomatoes88%73%

Summary

Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

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  • Graphic violence bothers you

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Not for warmth or laughs.

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Cast

24 of 29

Crew

Directed by
Lewis Milestone
Written by
James R. Webb
Produced by
Sy Bartlett
Music by
Leonard Rosenman

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Facts

May 29, 1959 · 1 h 38 min · Violence

Released
May 29, 1959
Runtime
1 h 38 min
Content
Violence
Genres
Drama, History, War
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
97 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book, based on true story

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