American troops storm ashore on a Japanese-held island and push inland while their enemies plan a counterattack in this look at warfare. Soldiers on both sides are haunted by memories of home and the horrifying, sickening images they find in combat.

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Cast

Cornel Wilde

Capt. MacDonald / Narrator

Rip Torn

Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

Burr DeBenning

Pvt. Egan

Patrick Wolfe

Pvt. Joseph Joshua Cliff

Jean Wallace

Julie MacDonald

Jaime Sánchez

Pvt. Colombo

Dale Ishimoto

Capt. Tanaka

Gene Blakely

Goldberg

Michio Hazama

Captain Kondo