Halls of Montezuma (1951)
Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into battle on a heavily fortified island. This action-packed story follows the squad as they pick their way through enemy-infested jungles on a time sensitive mission to find the source of the enemy rockets. As the mission progresses, the squad and leader overcome many challenges as they are transformed into an effective and efficient fighting unit.
- Released
- 1951-01-04
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lewis Milestone, Michael Blankfort
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 44 votes
Cast
- Richard Widmark as Lt. Carl Anderson
- Jack Palance as Pigeon Lane
- Reginald Gardiner as Sgt. Randolph Johnson
- Robert Wagner as Coffman
- Karl Malden as C.E. "Doc" Jones
- Richard Hylton as Stuart Conroy
- Richard Boone as Lt. Col. Gilfillan
- Skip Homeier as Riley "Pretty Boy" Duncanon
- Don Hicks as Lt. Bill Butterfield
- Jack Webb as Correspondent Dickerman
- Bert Freed as Slattery
- Neville Brand as Sgt. Zelenko