Retreat, Hell! (1952)

Directed by

Joseph H. Lewis

Genre

war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

American Marines fight in the Korean War, following a battalion commander called back to duty, a veteran captain from the reserves, and a young private eager to prove himself.

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What happens

Retreat, Hell! is a 1952 American war film about the 1st Marine Division in the Korean War, directed by Joseph H. Lewis. It stars Frank Lovejoy as a career Marine battalion commander who is recalled from work at an American embassy, Richard Carlson as a veteran captain and communications specialist of World War II called up from the Marine Corps Reserves, Russ Tamblyn as a seventeen-year-old private who wants to outdo his older brother, also a Marine, and Nedrick Young (credited as Ned Young). Also appearing in the film is Peter J. Ortiz, a highly decorated Marine who served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and appeared in various films after retiring from the military. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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