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Samuel Fuller (writer)
Release Date:
2 February 1951 (USA)
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It's the REAL Korean Story! more
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A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War. full summary | full synopsis
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“Nazis. I hate these guys.”: 15 WWII Movies Worth Watching Before You See Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
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Hoovers F.B.I. launched an investigation into this one.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Gene Evans | ... | Sgt. Zack |
| Robert Hutton | ... | Pvt. Bronte |
| Steve Brodie | ... | Lt. Driscoll |
| James Edwards | ... | Cpl. Thompson |
| Richard Loo | ... | Sgt. Tanaka |
| Sid Melton | ... | Joe |
| Richard Monahan | ... | Pvt. Baldy |
| William Chun | ... | Short Round |
| Harold Fong | ... | The Red |
| Neyle Morrow | ... | First GI |
| Lynn Stalmaster | ... | Second Lieutenant |
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85 min
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Although it looks like there are quite a bit more, there were actually only 25 extras in this picture, playing both American and North Korean soldiers, and all of them were students from UCLA (the battle scenes were shot in Griffith Park).
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Factual errors: The stock footage used in the artillery barrage of the North Korean attack includes WWII-era footage of German artillery on the Atlantic Wall.
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Sergeant Zack:
[screaming at critically wounded Korean major as he grabs him from the collar] If you die, I'll kill yuh!
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Featured in The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002) (TV)
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Screw-ball film making by one of the bravest directors around. As A result of touching upon the racial issues of the day Hoovers F.B.I. launched an investigation in order to find out if the film had been financed by the communists. Sam Fuller, brave enough to walk into the line of fire with a hand held 16mm camera and awarded whatever medal it was for pulling wounded soldier after wounded soldier to safety during WW 2 accused of anti-americanism by the dawgs of the day. Remember Alf from Green Acres? He's in this film. Plays Joe the guy who won't talk to anyone yet when no one else is around he whispers happily into the ear of a gear carrying donkey. Screw-ball film making at it's best. One scene has "Buddah Head" Tanaka feeding "Baldy"(lost his hair through yellow fever) a line about massaging earth into the scalp to stimulate growth. This is a classic!