Pork Chop Hill

"Bold! Blunt! Blistering! The battle picture without equal!"

1959 1h 38m EN

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 79

DramaHistoryWar

Synopsis

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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.

“Bold! Blunt! Blistering! The battle picture without equal!”

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Cast

Gregory Peck
Lt. Joe Clemons
Harry Guardino
PFC. Forstman
Rip Torn
Lt. Walter Russell
George Peppard
Cpl. Chuck Fedderson
Carl Benton Reid
American Admiral
James Edwards
Cpl. Jurgens
Bob Steele
Col. Kern
Woody Strode
Pvt. Franklen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lewis Milestone
Writers: James R. Webb
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lewis Milestone, shot by Sam Leavitt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Leonard Rosenman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor George Boemler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Gregory Peck and Harry Guardino and Rip Torn carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Bold! Blunt! Blistering! The battle picture without equal!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053183 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lewis Milestone directs. Sam Leavitt behind the camera. Leonard Rosenman scores. George Boemler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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167 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Lewis Milestone, shot by Sam Leavitt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Leonard Rosenman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor George Boemler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Gregory Peck and Harry Guardino and Rip Torn carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Bold! Blunt! Blistering! The battle picture without equal!".
7IMDB entry: tt0053183 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.