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Release Date:
17 October 1956 (USA) moreTagline:
The Story of the "Fragile Fox" Company! morePlot:
During the closing days of WWII, a National Guard Infantry Company is assigned the task of setting up artillery observation posts in a strategic area... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
One of the two or 3 best war movies ever made. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jack Palance | ... | Lt. Joe Costa, Fox Co. | |
| Eddie Albert | ... | Capt. Erskine Cooney, CO, Fox Co. | |
| Lee Marvin | ... | Lt. Col. Clyde Bartlett, CO, White Battalion | |
| Robert Strauss | ... | Pfc. Bernstein | |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Pvt. Snowden | |
| Buddy Ebsen | ... | Sfc. Tolliver, Fox Co. | |
| Jon Shepodd | ... | Cpl. John Jackson, Fox Co. (communications) | |
| Peter van Eyck | ... | SS Captain (as Peter Van Eyck) | |
| James Goodwin | ... | Pfc. Ricks (as Jimmy Goodwin) | |
| Steven Geray | ... | Otto, German NCO | |
| Jud Taylor | ... | Pvt. Jacob R. Abramowitz (radioman) (as Judson Taylor) | |
| Louis Mercier | ... | Brouise (French blacksmith) | |
| Henry Rowland | ... | German with Binoculars | |
| Holly Bane | ... | Soldier with binoculars (as Mike Ragan) | |
| Ron McNeil | ... | Pfc. Jones |
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Attack! (USA) (alternative spelling)Command Attack (USA) (working title)
The Fragile Fox (USA) (working title)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
107 minCountry:
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Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | UK:PG | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:ApprovedFun Stuff
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Factual errors: Throughout the picture, German infantrymen use what seems to be some variation of the water-cooled Browning 30-caliber machine gun, which was a U.S. weapon. Also, the German tanks don't resemble any Panzers in use during World War II. moreQuotes:
Sfc. Tolliver, Fox Co.: [refusing a drink] Captain, down around where I come from we dearly love our whiskey. But we don't drink with another man unless we respect him. moreFAQ
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This gripping film has the benefits of an outstanding cast: Palance was peerless here, combining a sense of command with a deep sense of compassion & especially what it takes to get the job done under fire. Palance could do it because he had been there (& seriously wounded) in WW2. Lee Marvin was a combat marine who got shot in that war, too. These guys had real frames of reference to deal from. All the supporting cast stands out as well, Buddy Ebsen as the savvy platoon sergeant, William Smithers as the by the book lieutenant, Robert Straus & Richard Jaeckel as the grunts they played so well in these films. AND THEN there's Eddie Albert playing the cowardly Captain whose father is a high-level political wheeler-dealer. Some of his swaggering & smirking & foolhardy statements, even the features & facial expressions, seem oddly, weirdly timely, though this film is just short of 50 years old. I won't name names for fear of being drawn into a political campaign year vortex, but this movie sure is worth watching against today's operations in Iraq _ & Washington. I wonder what kinds of movies will be coming out in 1- - 20 years about the Iraq wars.
One more word. It could not have happened with Robert Aldrich at the helm. A real masterpiece!