Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.
Acting
Kirk Douglas simmers with restrained authority cracking at the seams.
Direction
Seaton traps you on a ship with nowhere to look away.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes military euphemism.
Director
George Seaton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during escalating Vietnam involvement, it was ignored by audiences who weren't ready for this mirror yet.
Nick Adams and Robert Walker Jr. both died young; watching their fragility here feels almost prophetically haunting.
US
