Summary
American troops storm ashore on a Japanese-held island and push inland while their enemies plan a counterattack in this look at warfare. Soldiers on both sides are haunted by memories of home and the horrifying, sickening images they find in combat.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 50GoodWatch 55
IMDb6.1
Audience score38%
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for war movies, −15 min on the typical 118
typical 118103Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 28 more
Released
1967
August 3, 1967
59 years ago
Genres
WarDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
JapaneseFrenchMade in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Cornel WildeCapt. MacDonald / Narrator
Rip TornGunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell
Burr DeBenningPvt. Egan
Patrick WolfePvt. Joseph Joshua Cliff
Jean WallaceJulie MacDonald
Jaime SánchezPvt. Colombo
Dale IshimotoCapt. Tanaka- GKGenki KoyamaCol. Sugiyama
Gene BlakelyGoldberg- MPMichael ParsonsSgt. Lindstrom
- NPNorman PakPvt. Nakano
- DSDewey StringerPvt. Mouse
Fred GalangLt. Domingo- HKHiroshi KiyamaPvt. Mishio
- LALinda AlbertanoTall Girl
Michio HazamaCaptain Kondo
Directing · 1
- Cornel Wilde Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 3
- Clint Johnston Screenplay
- Don Peterson Screenplay
- Peter Bowman Novel
Production · 1
- Marvin Paige Casting
Camera · 1
- Cecil Cooney Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Frank P. Keller Editor
Art · 1
- Francisco Balangue Art Direction
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