Hold Back the Night (1956)

Original title

Hold Back The Night

Directed by

Allan Dwan

Genre

war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Marine officer leads his men through combat in the Korean War. The story follows their struggles and bonds as they face the harsh realities of battle.

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What happens

Hold Back the Night is a 1956 American war film about the Korean War based on the 1951 novel by Pat Frank, who had been a war correspondent in Korea. The film was directed by Allan Dwan; his third film with John Payne and his third film about the United States Marine Corps, the others being Abroad with Two Yanks (1944) and Sands of Iwo Jima (1949). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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