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DVD Release Date
• R1: May 18, 1999
MPAA Rating
NR
Running Time
1 hour, 37 minutes
Country USA
Studio Melville Productions, Sy Bartlett, United Artists
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Other Titles
• Pork Chop Hill
• Mit Blut geschrieben (1959)
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Genre: Action, War, Drama, True Story, World War II, Military, Suspense, Cult Classic
Tagline: Bold! Blunt! Blistering! The battle picture without equal!
Plot: Based on the true account of S.L.A. Marshall, Lewis Milestone's film, starring Gregory Peck as Lt. Joe Clemons, is a harshly realistic depiction of the bloody capture of Pork Chop Hill, one of the most famous battles of the Korean War. While peace negotiations are being conducted in Panmunjon, not 70 miles from the Chinese-held ridge, the company of Lt. Clemons must take the hill to prove to the Chinese diplomats that the U.S. is "serious." The ambivalence of the soldiers, many of whom feel the futility of fighting for ground that is simply a diplomatic token, is contrasted with the gung-ho attitude of those who believe that they must do their patriotic duty. Among the troops are Forstman (Harry Guardino), Fedderson (George Peppard), Lt. Russell (Rip Torn), Marshall (Martin Landau), and Velie (Robert Blake). As the company of 135 men is whittled down to 25 survivors, the film depicts the grim brutality of the battle, featuring hand-to-hand combat similar to that of the WWI trench warfare Milestone captured in ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT. This gritty, ironic portrayal of the terrible complexities of combat is exceptionally well acted and directed.
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| Directed by |
Lewis Milestone
All Quiet on the Western Front, Ocean's Eleven, Mutiny on the Bounty |
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| Cast |
Gregory Peck
To Kill a Mockingbird, Cape Fear, Roman Holiday |
 | Rip Torn
Men in Black, The Insider, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story |
 | George Peppard
Breakfast at Tiffany's, How the West Was Won, Battle Beyond the Stars |
 | Robert Blake
Lost Highway, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Money Train |
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| Music By |
Leonard Rosenman
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Rebel Without a Cause, Barry Lyndon |
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