Halls of Montezuma (1951)

Directed by

Lewis Milestone

Genre

war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of U.S. Marines fight to capture a Japanese-held island during World War II. They face dangerous conditions while trying to uncover the location of enemy rocket batteries.

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What happens

Halls of Montezuma is a 1951 American World War II war film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Reginald Gardiner and Robert Wagner in his first credited screen role. The plot concerns U.S. Marines fighting on a Japanese-held island, and the title is a reference to the opening line from the Marines' Hymn. Real color combat footage from the war in the Pacific was incorporated into the film's cinematography, and scenes at Camp Pendleton, California were filmed on location with the full cooperation of the Marines. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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