| Release Date: | Apr 1958 |
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| Genres: | Action / Drama / War |
| Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations |
| Runtime: | 167 min |
| Cast: | Marlon Brando (Lt. Christian Diestl), Montgomery Clift (Noah Ackerman), Dean Martin (Michael Whiteacre) Hope Lange (Hope Plowman) Barbara Rush (Margaret Freemantle) May Britt (Gretchen Hardenberg) Maximilian Schell (Capt. Hardenberg) Dora Doll (Simone) Lee Van Cleef (1st Sgt. Rickett) Liliane Montevecchi (Françoise) Parley Baer (Sgt. Brandt) Arthur Franz (Lt. Green) Hal Baylor (Pvt. Burnecker) Richard Gardner (Pvt. Crowley) Herbert Rudley (Capt. Colclough) John Alderson (Cpl. Kraus (uncredited)) John Banner (German Town Mayor (uncredited)) Stephen Bekassy (German Major (uncredited)) Dagmar Biener ((uncredited)) Joe Brooks (Bit Part (uncredited)) Julian Burton (Pvt. Brailsford (uncredited)) Robert Burton (Col. Mead (uncredited)) Wade Cagle (Lt. Emerson (uncredited)) Ann Codee (French Woman (uncredited)) Paul Comi (Pvt. Abbott (uncredited)) Ashley Cowan (Maier (uncredited)) David Dabov (Soldier (uncredited)) Ann Daniels (Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)) Joan Douglas (Maid (uncredited)) Robert Ellenstein (Rabbi (uncredited)) Harry Ellerbe (Draft Board Chairman (uncredited)) Milton Frome (Physician at Draft Board (uncredited)) John Gabriel (Burn (uncredited)) Sam Gilman (Pvt. Faber (uncredited)) Norman Grabowski (Private at Barracks Inspection...) Joe Gray (Soldier (uncredited)) L.Q. Jones (Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited)) Stan Kamber (Acaro (uncredited)) Craig Karr (Draft Board Secretary (uncredited)) Kurt Katch (Camp Commandant (uncredited)) Hubie Kerns (Bit Part (uncredited)) Nicholas King (Medic (uncredited)) Gil Lasky (Soldier (uncredited)) George Meader (Milkman (uncredited)) Gordon Mitchell ((uncredited)) Clive Morgan (British Colonel (uncredited)) Alberto Morin (Bartender (uncredited)) Ann Paige (Bit Part (uncredited)) Christian Pasques (French Boy (uncredited)) Michael Pataki (Pvt. Hagstrom (uncredited)) Voltaire Perkins (Bus Terminal Cafe Counterman...) Mary Pierce (Young French Girl (uncredited)) Art Reichle (Soldier (uncredited)) Otto Reichow (Bavarian (uncredited)) Edward Rickard (Mailman (uncredited)) Gene Roth (Bavarian Cafe Manager (uncredited)) G.F. Rowe (Messenger (uncredited)) Henry Rowland (Sergeant (uncredited)) Jeffrey Sayre (Drunk (uncredited)) Norbert Schiller (German Civilian with Town Mayor...) Kendall Scott (Emerson (uncredited)) Michael Smith (Draft Board Member (uncredited)) Ann Stebbins (Brunette (uncredited)) Harvey Stephens (Brig. Gen. Sam Rockland (uncredited)) Vaughn Taylor (Mr. Plowman - Hope's Father...) Alfred Tonkel (German Waiter (uncredited)) Ivan Triesault (German Colonel (uncredited)) Lee J. Winters (Private First Class (uncredited)) Doris Wiss (Nurse (uncredited)) |
The destiny of three soldiers during World War II. The German officer Christian Diestl approves less and less of the war. Jewish-American Noah Ackerman deals with anti-Semitism at home and in the army while entertainer Michael Whiteacre transforms from playboy to hero.