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On his family's plantation, Sam Francis Gifford (Robert Wagner) is a pretentious man who's unsympathetic to the less fortunate. But when World War II strikes, Gifford finds his inherited wealth does nothing to improve his rank in his National Guard unit. As the horrors of war and camaraderie with his fellow soldiers affect him, Gifford's attitude begins to shift toward egalitarianism. Still, Gifford's new outlook causes him to clash with the unstable Capt. "Waco" Grimes (Broderick Crawford).
Original Release
10/11/1956
US Release
10/11/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Wagner | Pvt. Sam Francis Gifford / Sfc. Pvt. Sam Francis Gifford |
Terry Moore | Jenny Gifford |
Broderick Crawford | Capt. 'Waco' Grimes - 'G' Co. CO / Capt. 'Waco' Grimes, CO Co.G |
Buddy Ebsen | Pvt. Willie Crawford |
Robert Keith | Col. Cousins |
Brad Dexter | Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson |
Mark Damon | Pvt. Terry - Co. G |
Ken Clark | Morgan |
Harvey Lembeck | Pvt. Bernard 'Bernie' Meleski - Co. G / .Pvt. Bernard 'Bernie' Meleski - Co. G |
Skip Homeier | Pvt. Swanson - Co. G |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Wagner | Pvt. Sam Francis Gifford / Sfc. Pvt. Sam Francis Gifford |
Terry Moore | Jenny Gifford |
Broderick Crawford | Capt. 'Waco' Grimes - 'G' Co. CO / Capt. 'Waco' Grimes, CO Co.G |
Buddy Ebsen | Pvt. Willie Crawford |
Robert Keith | Col. Cousins |
Brad Dexter | Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson |
Mark Damon | Pvt. Terry - Co. G |
Ken Clark | Morgan |
Harvey Lembeck | Pvt. Bernard 'Bernie' Meleski - Co. G / .Pvt. Bernard 'Bernie' Meleski - Co. G |
Skip Homeier | Pvt. Swanson - Co. G |
L.Q. Jones | Pvt. Kenny - Co. G |
Tod Andrews | Lt. Ray Mosby |
Biff Elliot | Tom Thumb - Co. G |
Bart Burns | Pvt. Raker - Co. G |
Ilene Brown | The Rakers' Younger Daughter |
Scatman Crothers | George |
Sam Edwards | Soames |
Darlene Fields | Mrs. Raker |
Frank Gerstle | Col. Miles |
Frank Gorshin | Pvt. Millard - Co. G |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David Weisbart | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1957 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |