Attack (1956)

Directed by

Robert Aldrich

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 143 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A World War II infantry unit is led by a cowardly captain, which puts the men in danger and provokes a tough subordinate and an executive officer to consider taking deadly action against him.

tensebleakcynicalgrimclaustrophobicgrittysuspenseful

What happens

Attack, also known as Attack!, is a 1956 American war film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, William Smithers, Robert Strauss, Richard Jaeckel, Buddy Ebsen and Peter van Eyck. The cinematographer was Joseph Biroc. "A cynical and grim account of war", the film is set in the latter stages of World War II and tells the story of a front-line combat unit led by a cowardly captain clearly out of his depth, as well as a tougher subordinate and an executive officer who both threaten to do away with him. As the official trailer put it: "Not every gun is pointed at the enemy!" The film won the 1956 Italian Film Critics Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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