Summary
Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into battle on a heavily fortified island. This action-packed story follows the squad as they pick their way through enemy-infested jungles on a time sensitive mission to find the source of the enemy rockets. As the mission progresses, the squad and leader overcome many challenges as they are transformed into an effective and efficient fighting unit.
Cast
Richard Widmark
Lt. Carl Anderson
Jack Palance
Pigeon Lane
Reginald Gardiner
Sgt. Randolph Johnson
Robert Wagner
Coffman
Karl Malden
C.E. "Doc" Jones
Richard Hylton
Stuart Conroy
Richard Boone
Lt. Col. Gilfillan
Skip Homeier
Riley "Pretty Boy" Duncanon
Don Hicks
Lt. Bill Butterfield
Jack Webb
Correspondent Dickerman
Bert Freed
Slattery
Neville Brand
Sgt. Zelenko
Martin Milner
Whitney
Philip Ahn
Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")
Joe Turkel
Marine
Richard Allan
Pvt. Stewart (uncredited)
Edward Binns
First Soldier in Final Tracking Shot (uncredited)
Robert Board
Marine (uncredited)
Robert Bohannon
Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Bosun's Mate (uncredited)
Howard Chuman
Capt. Ishio Makino (uncredited)
John Close
Marine (uncredited)
Fred Coby
Capt. McCreavy (uncredited)
Pat Combs
Marine (uncredited)
George Conrad
Corpsman (uncredited)
Fred Dale
Pharmacist's Mate (uncredited)
Chris Drake
Frank (uncredited)
Jerry Fujikawa
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Don Gordon
Marine (uncredited)
Helene Hatch
Aunt Emma (uncredited)
William Hawes
Pascowicz (uncredited)
Frank Iwanaga
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Kumagai
Romeo (uncredited)
Jack Lee
Courier (uncredited)
Paul Lees
Capt. Seaman (uncredited)
Bob MacLean
Marine Guard (uncredited)
Marion Marshall
Nurse (uncredited)
Roger McGee
Davis (uncredited)
John McKee
Marine (uncredited)
Harry McKim
Radioman (uncredited)
Rollin Moriyama
Fukado (uncredited)
Al Negbo
Marine (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
Marine (uncredited)
Mrs. Poo Sai
Minor Role (uncredited)
Mike Road
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Fred Shellac
Marine (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
Marine (uncredited)
Clarke Stevens
Recruit (uncredited)
William Yokota
Old Japanese Man (uncredited)
Michael Capanna
Marine (uncredited)
Shirley Christensen
Minor Role (uncredited)
Marcus Silva
Minor Role (uncredited)
Trueman Oshima
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ralph Nagai
Willie (uncredited)
Harris Matsushige
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Juan Marcus
Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles Lee
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Lewis Milestone
Screenplay
Michael Blankfort
Reviews
John Chard
April 6, 2014
8
From the Halls of Montezuma. To the Shores of Tripoli.
U.S. Marines battle to take control of a Japanese held island in the Pacific…
Directed by Lewis Milestone, Halls of Montezuma is unabashed in its flag waving paean to the U.S. Marines. With a strong ensemble cast to act out the play, Milestone intercuts real war footage with skilled recreations of the guts and glory mission undertaken by the men.
Film is very keen to let us know what sort of men are fighting this war, keeping the characterisations intimate, it’s a roll call of the brave, the stupid, the scared and the insane. Flashbacks help fill in the gaps of the men’s psychological make ups, and the futility of war message is deftly handled by the astute director.
Colour photography is glossy and impressive, even if it strips away some of the grittiness the story needs to thrive on, and the musical score is kept to a minimum and suitably deals in plays on army anthems. All told it’s a thoroughly engrossing and potent war movie and highly recommended to fans of such fare. 7.5/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
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