The Reluctant Heroes (1971)
An army tale about an egghead ninety-day-wonder who relies on ancient tactics he remembers from the history books to save his beleaguered squad on an important mission in Korea.
- Date of release
- 1971-11-23
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- Robert Day
Casting
- Ken Berry — Lt. Parnell Murphy
- Jim Hutton — Cpl. Bill Lukens
- Trini López — Pvt. Sam Rivera
- Don Marshall — Pvt. Carver LeMoyne
- Ralph Meeker — Capt. Luke Danvers
- Cameron Mitchell — Sgt. Marion Bryce
- Warren Oates — Cpl. Leroy Sprague
- Richard Young — Pvt. Golden
- Michael St. George — Cpl. Bates
- Soon-Tek Oh — Korean Officer
Interesting facts
The Reluctant Heroes is a made-for-TV movie and war film set in the period of the Korean War. It was directed by Robert Day and starred Ken Berry, Jim Hutton, Trini López, Don Marshall, Ralph Meeker, Cameron Mitchell and Warren Oates. The film was originally aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on November 23, 1971.
Production
The original title of the film was The Egghead on Hill 656 and was based on an original script by Herman Hoffman. Robert Mirsch signed to produce in February 1971.
It was filmed on a Paramount Studios back lot.
One of the issues addressed in the film is racism. Even though the film was lacking in some areas, its emphasis was correct on the strategic importance of bridges.
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