The D.I.

The D.I. (1957)

Give him 12 weeks. He'll give you a Few Good Men.

Gunnery Sergeant Jim Moore is one of the toughest Drill Instructors on Parris Island. But he's got a thorn in his side: Pvt. Owens, who always seems to foul up when the pressure's on. Convinced that "there's a man underneath that baby powder," Sgt. Moore drives Owens to the point of desertion. Making things worse, Capt. Anderson has given Moore three days to make the scared private into Marine material, "or I'll personally cut the lace off his panties and ship him out!" Adding to the pressure, Moore also juggles a budding romance with a shop girl.

Date of release
1957-05-30
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jack Webb

Casting

Interesting facts

The D.I. is a 1957 American military drama film starring and directed by Jack Webb. The film was produced by Webb's production company Mark VII Limited and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures

Production

Following the Ribbon Creek incident that took place at Parris Island on the night of April 8, 1956, the Marine Corps was deluged with requests from various producers to make films exploiting the incident. Unlike many producers seeking to highlight Marine Corps brutality, Jack Webb based his film treatment on a teleplay by former Marine James Lee Barrett, The Murder of a Sand Flea, broadcast on the Kraft Television Theatre on October 10, 1956 with…

Portions of the film were shot at Camp Pendleton, California.

The film premiered at Parris Island in May 1957 and was shown during the training of Marine drill instructors.

Singer Monica Lewis appears in the film for a musical interlude, performing the provocative song "(If'n You Don't) Somebody Else Will," backed by the Ray Conniff orchestra and chorus. The song was released as a single by Columbia Records.

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