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
Gregory Peck
Lt. Joe Clemons
Harry Guardino
PFC. Forstman
Rip Torn
Lt. Walter Russell
George Peppard
Cpl. Chuck Fedderson
Carl Benton Reid
American Admiral
James Edwards
Cpl. Jurgens
Bob Steele
Col. Kern
Woody Strode
Pvt. Franklen
Norman Fell
S/Sgt. Coleman
Lew Gallo
DPR Lieutenant
Robert Blake
Pvt. Velie
Biff Elliot
Pvt. Boven
Charles Aidman
Lt. Harold
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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