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Taylor gives an outstanding performance as a military commander struggling to save his men in this blistering tale of courage and perseverance, set during a doomed wartime mission in the Pacific. A big box-office hit of its time.

Keywords:

Drama, War, Historical, History, World War, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, WW2, World War 2

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1943) (3 Star)

Cast:

Robert Taylor	.... Sgt. Bill Dane
George Murphy	.... Lt. Steve Bentley
Thomas Mitchell	.... Cpl. Jake Feingold
Lloyd Nolan	.... Cpl. Barney Todd/Danny Burns
Lee Bowman	.... Capt. Henry Lassiter
Robert Walker Jr.	.... Leonard Purckett

Supporting Cast:

Desi Arnaz	.... Pvt. Felix Ramirez
Barry Nelson	.... Pvt. F.X. Matowski
Phillip Terry	.... Pvt. Matthew Hardy
Roque Espiritu	.... Cpl. Juan Katigbak
Kenneth Spencer	.... Pvt. Wesley Epps
Alex Havier	.... Pvt. Yankee Salazar
Tom Dugan	.... Sam Malloy
Donald Curtis	.... Lieutenant

Directors:

Tay Garnett

Writers:

Robert Hardy Andrews