

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.
Direction
Milestone's last war film—learned from All Quiet on the Western Front
Acting
Peck's exhausted resolve, Guardino's raw panic, Edwards breaking barriers
Sound
Chaotic directional audio—bullets have no respect for stereo channels

Director
Lewis Milestone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Screenwriter James R. Webb based this on S.L.A. Marshall's book; Marshall's 'ratio of fire' claims were later debunked.
Released the same year as The Bridge at Remagen and five years after Korea's end, when Hollywood finally dared examine this 'forgotten war.'
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