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During the Korean War, the lieutenant in charge of a Marine rifle platoon is killed in battle. Before he dies, he places the platoon's sergeant, who's black, in charge. The sergeant figures on having trouble with two men in his platoon: a private who has much more combat experience than he does, and a racist Southerner who doesn't like blacks in the first place and has no intention of taking orders from one.
Theatrical
Aug 26, 1960
Box Office
$2.0M
Budget
$1.0M
Return
2.0x
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →A
Alan Ladd
Sgt. Kincaid
S
Sidney Poitier
Sgt. Eddie Towler
G
Glenn Corbett
Pvt. Wade, Medic
J
James Darren
Pvt. Cotton
L
Lee Kinsolving
Pvt. Dean
R
Richard Davalos
Pvt. Casey
J
Joseph Gallison
Pvt. Jackson
P
Paul Baxley
Pvt. Lazitech
A
Ana María Lynch
Maya
C
Charles Quinlivan
Lt. Earl D. Toland
M
Mort Sahl
Cpl. Crane
M
Michael Davis
Cho
M
Mario Alcalde
Hunter
M
Marie Tsien
Korean Woman
I
Ingemar Johansson
Pvt. Torgil
P
Pat Colby
Marine (uncredited)
S
Steve Drexel
Marine (uncredited)
M
Morgan Roberts
Marine (uncredited)
C
Christopher Seitz
Marine (uncredited)
