All the Young Men (1960)

Directed by

Hall Bartlett

Genre

war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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.

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How it feels

A Korean War platoon is cut off behind enemy lines. The white soldiers must accept a black sergeant as their leader.

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What happens

All the Young Men is a 1960 American Korean War feature film directed by Hall Bartlett and starring Alan Ladd and Sidney Poitier dealing with desegregation in the United States Marine Corps. Poitier plays a sergeant unexpectedly placed in command of the survivors of a platoon in the Korean War. The film explores the racial integration of the American military, centering on the African-American sergeant's struggle to win the trust and respect of the men in his unit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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