Halls of Montezuma
Richard Widmark leads a star-studded ensemble of Marine leathernecks—joined by Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb—into battle on a heavily fortified island. This high-octane war drama follows the squad as they thread their way through enemy-infested jungles on a time sensitive mission to locate the source of the enemy rockets. As the mission unfolds, the squad and its leader overcome numerous challenges, evolving into an effective and disciplined fighting unit.
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Lewis Milestone
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John Chard
From the Halls of Montezuma. To the Shores of Tripoli. U.S. Marines battle to take control of a Japanese held island in the Pacific… Directed by Lewis Milestone, Halls of Montezuma is unabashed in its flag waving paean to the U.S. Marines. With a strong ensemble cast to act out the play, Milestone intercuts real war footage with skilled recreations of the guts and glory mission undertaken by the men. Film is very keen to let us know what sort of men are fighting this war, keeping the characterisations intimate, it’s a roll call of the brave, the stupid, the scared and the insane. Flashbacks help fill in the gaps of the men’s psychological make ups, and the futility of war message is deftly handled by the astute director. Colour photography is glossy and impressive, even if it strips away some of the grittiness the story needs to thrive on, and the musical score is kept to a minimum and suitably deals in plays on army anthems. All told it’s a thoroughly engrossing and potent war movie and highly recommended to fans of such fare. 7.5/10
Halls of Montezuma FAQs
Lewis Milestone is the director of Halls of Montezuma.
The cast of Halls of Montezuma includes Joe Turkel as Marine, Paul Lees as Capt. Seaman (uncredited), Jack Palance as Pigeon Lane, Don Gordon as Marine (uncredited), Neville Brand as Sgt. Zelenko, Karl Malden as C.E. "Doc" Jones, Richard Boone as Lt. Col. Gilfillan, William Yokota as Old Japanese Man (uncredited), Philip Ahn as Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura"), Roger McGee as Davis (uncredited), Jerry Fujikawa as Japanese Soldier (uncredited), Jack Webb as Correspondent Dickerman, and more.
The duration of Halls of Montezuma is 1h 53 mins.
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Halls of Montezuma was released on 04 Jan 1951.
Halls of Montezuma is listed under War and Drama on Fanbiz.
Halls of Montezuma has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "From the Halls of Montezuma. To the Shores of Tripoli. U.S. Marines battle to take control of a Japanese held island in the Pacific… Directed by Lewis Milestone, Halls of..."
