Merrill's Marauders
1962 · Movie · NR · 98 min · ★ 6.2 · 64% critics
During World War II, a volunteer American unit is sent deep behind enemy lines in Burma for a dangerous mission. As the march grows longer and the fighting grows harsher, the men are pushed past exhaustion by brutal terrain, scarce supplies, and relentless pressure to keep moving.
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-03-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (62 votes)
- Box office
- $1,600,000
- Budget
- $1,000,000
About
If you like tough, old-school war dramas like Battleground or Guadalcanal Diary, this offers a grim, endurance-heavy march through combat; Not for you if you want fast-paced action, triumphal heroics, or a lighter adventure tone.
Pros: gritty war atmosphere; strong human focus; haunting exhaustion and hardship | Cons: uneven battle excitement; dated patriotic framing; occasional cheap-looking moments
Themes
- japan
- world war ii
- burma
- pacific war
- jungle warfare
- warnerscope
Cast & crew
Jeff Chandler
as Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill
Ty Hardin
as 2nd Lt. Lee Stockton
Peter Brown
as Bullseye
Andrew Duggan
as Capt. Abraham Lewis Kolodny, MD
Will Hutchins
as Chowhound
Claude Akins
as Sgt. Kolowicz
Luz Valdez
as Burmese girl
John Hoyt
as Gen. Joseph Stilwell
Charlie Briggs
as Muley (as Charles Briggs)
Chuck Roberson
as Officer
Directed by Samuel Fuller