Adventure · Drama
Halls of Montezuma
The everlasting story of the everlasting glory of the UNITED STATES MARINES!
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.
Top 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
Directed by
Lewis Milestone
Production
20th Century FoxReviews
John Chard
7.5/104/6/2014
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 s
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