Tarawa Beachhead

Tarawa Beachhead (1958)

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.

Data di uscita
1958-11-02
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (5)
Durata
1 h 17 min
Generi
Guerra, Dramma
Regista
Paul Wendkos

Cast

Curiosità

Tarawa Beachhead is a 1958 war film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Columbia Pictures contract star Kerwin Mathews in his first leading role and the husband and wife team of Ray Danton and Julie Adams. The working title of the film was Flag over Tarawa and was originally to have starred Ronald Reagan.

Production

The film was said to contain extensive amounts of actual footage of the Battle of Tarawa. While some actual footage was used, most of the supposed actual footage were from the 1943 film Guadalcanal Diary and the 1949 film, Sands of Iwo Jima. Some footage was also used from the 1951 film Halls of Montezuma.

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