Film

Halls of Montezuma

1951 · 1h 53m · Adventure · Drama · Action

The everlasting story of the everlasting glory of the UNITED STATES MARINES!

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into battle on a heavily fortified island. This action-packed story follows the squad as they pick their way through enemy-infested jungles on a time sensitive mission to find the source of the enemy rockets. As the mission progresses, the squad and leader overcome many challenges as they are transformed into an effective and efficient fighting unit.

Richard Widmark

Lt. Carl Anderson

Jack Palance

Pigeon Lane

Reginald Gardiner

Sgt. Randolph Johnson

Robert Wagner

Coffman

Karl Malden

C.E. "Doc" Jones

Richard Hylton

Stuart Conroy

Richard Boone

Lt. Col. Gilfillan

Skip Homeier

Riley "Pretty Boy" Duncanon

Don Hicks

Lt. Bill Butterfield

Jack Webb

Correspondent Dickerman

Bert Freed

Slattery

Neville Brand

Sgt. Zelenko

Martin Milner

Whitney

Philip Ahn

Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura")

Joe Turkel

Marine

Richard Allan

Pvt. Stewart (uncredited)

• Lewis MilestoneDirector
• Michael BlankfortScreenplay
• Robert BasslerProducer
• Harry JacksonDirector of Photography
• Winton C. HochDirector of Photography
• Sol KaplanOriginal Music Composer
• William ReynoldsEditor

Release date

January 4, 1951

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

NR

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Action, War

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