Beachhead (1954)
- Directed by
- Stuart Heisler
- Genre
- war
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A small group of U.S. Marines land on a Japanese-held island during World War II to rescue a stranded coastwatcher. They must navigate through dense jungle and evade enemy patrols to complete their mission.
tensegrittyvisceralrelentlessbleakmilitaryclaustrophobicdetermined
What happens
Beachhead! is a 1954 American Technicolor war film based on U.S. Marine Corps Captain Richard G. Hubler 1945 novel I've Got Mine about World War II. It was filmed on Kauai island in the Hawaiian Islands by Aubrey Schenck Productions, released through United Artists studio and directed by Stuart Heisler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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