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| Director: | Lewis Milestone | 
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| Writer: | James R. Webb, S. L. A. Marshall | 
| Staring: | 
| Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated. | |
| Release Date: | May 29, 1959 | 
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| Director: | Lewis Milestone | 
| Writer: | James R. Webb, S. L. A. Marshall | 
| Genres: | Drama, History, War | 
| Keywords | based on novel or book, korean war (1950-53), based on true story, suicide mission, black and white, gi joe, 1950s | 
| Production Companies | Melville Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Gregory Peck | Lt. Joe Clemons | 
| Harry Guardino | PFC. Forstman | 
| Rip Torn | Lt. Walter Russell | 
| George Peppard | Cpl. Chuck Fedderson | 
| Carl Benton Reid | American Admiral | 
| James Edwards | Cpl. Jurgens | 
| Bob Steele | Col. Kern | 
| Woody Strode | Pvt. Franklen | 
| George Shibata | Lt. Suki Ohashi | 
| Norman Fell | S/Sgt. Coleman | 
| Lew Gallo | DPR Lieutenant | 
| Robert Blake | Pvt. Velie | 
| Cliff Ketchum | Cpl. Payne | 
| Biff Elliot | Pvt. Boven | 
| Charles Aidman | Lt. Harold | 
| Barry Atwater | Lt. Col. Davis | 
| Viraj Amonsin | Chinese Broadcaster | 
| Michael Garth | S-2 Officer | 
| Leonard Graves | Lt. Cook | 
| Martin Landau | Lt. Marshall | 
| Ken Lynch | Major General Trudeau | 
| Paul Comi | Sgt. Kreucheberg | 
| Abel Fernandez | Kindley | 
| Syl Lamont | Sgt. Kuzmick | 
| Kevin Hagen | Cpl. Kissell | 
| Chuck Hayward | Chalmers | 
| John Alderman | Lt. Waldorf | 
| Gavin MacLeod | Pvt. Saxon | 
| John McKee | Cpl. Olds | 
| Bert Remsen | Lt. Cummings | 
| Robert B. Williams | Runner Soldier | 
| Buzz Martin | Whitey | 
| William Wellman Jr. | 'Iron Man' | 
| Harry Dean Stanton | BAR Soldier (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Lewis Milestone | Director | 
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting | 
| Sam Leavitt | Director of Photography | 
| George Boemler | Editor | 
| Carl Benoit | Location Manager | 
| John Franco | Script Supervisor | 
| Ray Gosnell Jr. | Assistant Director | 
| Byron Chudnow | Music Editor | 
| David Koehler | Special Effects | 
| Earl Crain Sr. | Sound | 
| James R. Webb | Screenplay | 
| Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration | 
| Eddie Armand | Costumer | 
| Joseph G. Clemons Jr. | Technical Advisor | 
| John D. Bloss | Assistant Director | 
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound | 
| Nicolai Remisoff | Production Design | 
| Frank Prehoda | Makeup Supervisor | 
| Dan Greenway | Makeup Artist | 
| S. L. A. Marshall | Book | 
| Del Harris | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Stanley Smith | Makeup Artist | 
| Tom Andre | Production Manager | 
| Leonard Rosenman | Original Music Composer | 
| Nate Watt | Second Unit Director | 
| Edwin B. DuPar | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Gregory Peck | Executive Producer | 
| Sy Bartlett | Producer | 
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 
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| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 
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| 2025 | 3 | 135 | 254 |