Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
Beachheading Into Hell!
A soldier is expected to never question the actions of his commanding officer, but when a Marine sees his CO breaking the law, he finds himself facing a difficult dilemma in this provocative war drama.
- Date of release
- 1958-11-02
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- Paul Wendkos
Casting
- Kerwin Mathews — Sgt. Thomas A. 'Tom' Sloan
- Julie Adams — Ruth Nelson Campbell
- Ray Danton — Lt. Joel Brady
- Karen Sharpe — Paula Nelson
- Onslow Stevens — Gen. Nathan Keller
- Russell Thorson — Casey Nelson
- Eddie Ryder — Lt. Lou Gideon
- John Baer — Johnny Campbell
- Michael Garth — Maj. Westerly (as Mike Garth)
- Larry Thor — Col. Kempler
- Morris Ankrum — Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)
- William Boyett — Ullman (uncredited)
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