The Naked and the Dead

(1958)

War

131 minutes

Directed by Raoul Walsh

Cast:

Aldo Ray as Sgt. Sam Croft 
Cliff Robertson as Lt. Robert Hearn 
Raymond Massey as Gen. Cummings 
Lili St. Cyr as Willa Mae aka Lily 
Barbara Nichols as Mildred Croft 
William Campbell as Brown 
Richard Jaeckel as Gallagher 
James Best as Rhidges 
Joey Bishop as Roth 
Jerry Paris as Goldstein 
Robert Gist as Red 
L.Q. Jones as Woodrow 'Woody' Wilson 
Max Showalter as Col. Dalleson
John Beradino as Captain Mantelli 
Edward McNally as Cohn 

The film takes place during World War II in the Pacific, where the soldiers live a contented life with everything they need. They do not take war seriously and think it is all a game and are confident they will win. After things start to slow down, the commander orders a troop right by the enemy to see what the Japanese are up to. The troop is led by a stern and derisive sergeant who has no compassion. Things change when the lieutenant, who has had a smooth and easygoing ride, is assigned to take the sergeant’s place. This will be a huge challenge for him, for he is not accustomed to this new position. 

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