Halls of Montezuma
1951 · Movie · NR · 113 min · ★ 6.0 · 83% critics
A Marine squad lands on a heavily defended Pacific island and pushes through hostile jungle on an urgent mission to stop enemy rocket attacks. Under constant pressure, the men face fear, exhaustion, and loss as they learn to function as a stronger fighting unit.
Also known as The Halls of Montezuma
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Details
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-01-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (41 votes)
About
If you like classic WWII stories such as Battleground or Sands of Iwo Jima, this offers tough squad dynamics and steady battlefield tension; Not for you if you want a fast, nonstop action movie.
Pros: tense combat scenes; strong ensemble performances; thoughtful anti-war edge | Cons: patriotic tone; glossy look at times; limited grit
Themes
- world war ii
- siege
- marine corps
- pacific island
- pacific theater
Cast & crew
Richard Widmark
as Lt. Carl Anderson
Jack Palance
as Pigeon Lane
Reginald Gardiner
as Sgt. Randolph Johnson
Robert Wagner
as Coffman
Karl Malden
as C.E. "Doc" Jones
Richard Hylton
as Stuart Conroy
Richard Boone
as Lt. Col. Gilfillan
Skip Homeier
as Riley "Pretty Boy" Duncanon
- DH
Don Hicks
as Lt. Bill Butterfield
Jack Webb
as Correspondent Dickerman
Directed by Lewis Milestone