Overview

Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic area, has serious doubts about Captain Cooney's leadership ability.

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Box office
Made on a $820K budget
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Setting
Set in Belgium
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Music
Music by Frank De Vol
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Joseph F. Biroc
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Details

Director: Robert Aldrich
Writer: James PoeScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: September 19, 1956
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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Production

The Associates & Aldrich Company

Cast

Jack PalanceJoe Costa
Eddie AlbertErskine Cooney
Lee MarvinClyde Bartlett
Robert StraussBernstein
Richard JaeckelSnowden
Buddy EbsenTolliver
Strother MartinIngersol
Jon ShepoddJohn Jackson
Peter van EyckSS Captain
Steven GerayOtto
Jud TaylorJacob R. Abramowitz
Louis MercierBrouise
William SmithersHarry Woodruff
Jim GoodwinRicks
Bing RussellMedic
Leonard BremenMess Sergeant
Mike RaganGI