Movie
Pork Chop Hill
Overview
Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated.
Details
- Release date
- 1959-05-29
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Melville Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Lt. Joe Clemons
- Harry Guardino as PFC. Forstman
- Rip Torn as Lt. Walter Russell
- George Peppard as Cpl. Chuck Fedderson
- Carl Benton Reid as American Admiral
- James Edwards as Cpl. Jurgens
- Bob Steele as Col. Kern
- Woody Strode as Pvt. Franklen
- George Shibata as Lt. Suki Ohashi
- Norman Fell as S/Sgt. Coleman
- Lew Gallo as DPR Lieutenant
- Robert Blake as Pvt. Velie
Crew
- Lewis Milestone - Director
- James R. Webb - Screenplay
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