Retreat, Hell!
1952 film by Joseph H. Lewis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Retreat, Hell! is a 1952 American war film about the 1st Marine Division in the Korean War, directed by Joseph H. Lewis. It stars Frank Lovejoy as a career Marine battalion commander who is recalled from work at an American embassy, Richard Carlson as a veteran captain and communications specialist of World War II called up from the Marine Corps Reserves, Russ Tamblyn as a seventeen-year-old private who hides his true age to serve with the unit overseas and outdo his older brother, also a Marine, and Nedrick Young (credited as Ned Young). Also appearing in the film is Peter Julien Ortiz, a highly decorated Marine who served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and appeared in various films after retiring from the military.
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Directed by | Joseph H. Lewis |
Screenplay by | Milton Sperling, Ted Sherdeman |
Produced by | Milton Sperling |
Starring | Frank Lovejoy Richard Carlson Anita Louise |
Cinematography | Warren Lynch |
Edited by | Folmar Blangsted |
Music by | William Lava |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2 million (US rentals)[1] |