Up from the Beach

"A lone American sergeant on the most impossible mission of the war!"

1965 1h 39m EN

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Synopsis

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After the D-Day landings in June 1944, a US squadron liberates a small village in Normandy from German occupation.

“A lone American sergeant on the most impossible mission of the war!”

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Cast

Cliff Robertson
Sgt. Edward Baxter
Marius Goring
German Commandant
Red Buttons
PFC Harry Devine
Irina Demick
Lili Rolland
James Robertson Justice
British Beachmaster
Slim Pickens
Artillery Colonel
Françoise Rosay
Lili's Grandmother
Broderick Crawford
MP Major

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Parrish
Writers: Stanley Mann, Claude Brulé, Howard Clewes
Languages: English
Countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Cliff Robertson and Marius Goring and Red Buttons carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A lone American sergeant on the most impossible mission of the war!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0059853 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Parrish directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Cliff Robertson and Marius Goring and Red Buttons carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A lone American sergeant on the most impossible mission of the war!".
6IMDB entry: tt0059853 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Up from the Beach (1965)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-01-04
★ 6/10
This is quite a curiously pointless wartime adventure for Cliff Robertson. He is "Sgt. Baxter" who liberates the residents of a French village after the D-Day landings and then, with "Pte. Devine" (Red Buttons) spends the rest of the film ferrying these 21 civilians from pillar to post getting different instructions from a superior officer at every junction. Along the way, he does manage to find time for a little romance with "Lili" (Irina Demick) but must always be on his guard as the Nazis - including his sophisticated captive Commandant (Marius Goring) are still very much in the game. Their escapades are not without their tragedy and there is a general sense of the horror of war as buildings are bombed out, their column is strafed by fighter aircraft and they must sleep where they can foraging as they go. It's filmed on location, which adds a degree of authenticity to the proceedings and the writing is not without some pith now and again. Perhaps it's sarcastically looking at the futility of war? Interestingly novel take on this genre.

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