George Conrad

Richard Widmark leads an all-star cast of leathernecks (Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone, and Jack Webb) into battle on a heavily-fortified enemy island. Their objective is a Japanese rocket sit in the island's interior, and the combat-packed story follows the squad from beachhead to battle, as they pick their way trough enemy-infested jungles. Along the way, Widmark is transformed from a former school teacher into a combat-wizened leader, and his disparate squad of men is forged into a cohesive fighting unit. Directed by two-time Academy Award winner Lewis Milestone (All Quiet on the Western Front, Two Arabian Nights).

Corporal Denno (Richard Basehart) is a novice to the Korean War and abhors killing. He's afraid to take the life of another. When his division is routed out of the mountains, he must watch helplessly as all of his commanders are picked off one by one; finally he must take command of the troops himself. In the drama that follows, Denno learns what he will do to survive, and how ready he really is to kill. This gritty war drama was directed by Samuel Fuller.

The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsiblity.

The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsiblity.