The Naked and the Dead (1958)
- Directed by
- Raoul Walsh
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of American soldiers on a Pacific island during World War II face the physical and psychological strains of combat and leadership. The story follows their mission and clashes within the platoon hierarchy.
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What happens
The Naked and the Dead is a 1958 American war film produced by RKO Radio Pictures and released by Warner Bros. Starring Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson, and Raymond Massey, it was directed by Raoul Walsh and based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Norman Mailer. The screenplay was written by brothers Denis and Terry Sanders, and the film was shot in Panama on Technicolor film. It is one of the last films made by RKO before the studio's closure, and the last film that Walsh directed for Warner Bros. Lili St. Cyr and Barbara Nichols appear in support. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Young Lions (1958)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.