Merrill's Marauders (1962)
- Directed by
- Samuel Fuller
- Genre
- drama film, war film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 63 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 U.S. Army unit fights through the jungles of Burma in World War II. The men face hardships and battles as they push toward the Japanese-held town of Myitkyina.
brutalgrittyintensevisceralhistoricalpatrioticexhausting
What happens
Merrill's Marauders is a 1962 Technicolor war film, photographed in CinemaScope, and directed and co-written by Samuel Fuller. It is based on the exploits of the long-range penetration jungle warfare unit of the same name in the Burma campaign, culminating in the Siege of Myitkyina. The source is the nonfiction book The Marauders, written by Charlton Ogburn Jr., a communications officer who served with Merrill's Marauders. Filmed on location in the Philippines, the economical historical epic film stars Jeff Chandler (in his final role) as Frank Merrill and several actors from the Warner Bros. Television stock company, who were then the lead actors in American television shows. The supporting cast features Ty Hardin from Bronco, Peter Brown from Lawman, Andrew Duggan from Bourbon Street Beat, and Will Hutchins from Sugarfoot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Never So Few (1959)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.