Halls of Montezuma

"The everlasting story of the everlasting glory of the UNITED STATES MARINES!"

Mar 22 1951 Approved 1h 53m
Action, Adventure, Drama

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.

Plot

The Marines attack a strongly held enemy island in the Pacific. We follow them from the beach to a Japanese rocket site through enemy infested jungle as their ex-school teacher leader is transformed into a battle veteran and his squad becomes a tight fighting unit.

Written by

Michael Blankfort

Directed by

Lewis Milestone

Cast

Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Reginald Gardiner

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English, Italiano

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
3,032
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
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