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Summary
The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 58
Letterboxd · 739 ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.4
Audience score45%
Running time
2 h 29 min
Longer than most war movies, +31 min on the typical 118
typical 118149Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 16 more
Released
1955
February 2, 1955
71 years ago
Genres
WarDramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
NavajoJapaneseSpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 69
Van HeflinMajor Sam Huxley
Aldo RayAndy Hookens
Mona FreemanKathy
James WhitmoreMSgt. Mac
Nancy OlsonMrs. Pat Rogers
Raymond MasseyMajor General Snipes
Tab HunterPvt Dan 'Danny' Forrester
Anne FrancisRae
Dorothy MaloneMrs Elaine Yarborough
Fess ParkerPvt Speedy
Perry LopezPvt Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe
William CampbellPvt 'Ski" Wronski- JAJonas ApplegarthPvt Lightower
L.Q. JonesPvt. L.Q. Jones
Allyn Ann McLerieRuby - Waitress in Diner
John LuptonPvt./Cpl. Marion 'Sister Mary' Hotchkiss
Tommy CookCpl. Ziltch - Huxley's orderly- FNFelix NoriegoPvt. Crazy Horse - Navajo Phonetalker
Susan MorrowSusan - Ski's girl
Carleton YoungMaj. Jim Wellman - Battalion Executive Officer
Rhys WilliamsEnoch Rogers
Gregory WalcottSgt. Jim Beller - Drill Instructor
Frank FergusonMr. Hector Walker
Sarah SelbyMrs. Forrester
Directing · 4
- Raoul Walsh Director, Producer
- Russell Saunders Assistant Director
- John Prettyman Assistant Director
- William Kissell Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Leon Uris Screenplay, Novel
Production · 1
- Jack L. Warner Producer
Camera · 1
- Sidney Hickox Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- William H. Ziegler Editor
Sound · 3
- Max Steiner Original Music Composer
- Francis J. Scheid Sound
- Harold Fisher Sound Editor
Art · 2
- John Beckman Art Direction
- William Wallace Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Gordon Bau Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Ralph Webb Special Effects
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