“Spit out what's on your filthy little mind ... and then take your orders from me !”
During the Korean War, the lieutenant in charge of a Marine rifle platoon is killed in battle. Before he dies, he places the platoon's sergeant, who's black, in charge. The sergeant figures on having trouble with two men in his platoon: a private who has much more combat experience than he does, and a racist Southerner who doesn't like blacks in the first place and has no intention of taking orders from one.
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Cast
23 people
Alan Ladd
Sgt. Kincaid
Known for
Shane
This Gun for Hire
Sidney Poitier
Sgt. Eddie Towler
Known for
In the Heat of the Night
The Jackal
Hall Bartlett
Known for
Jet Pilot
Glenn Corbett
Pvt. Wade, Medic
Known for
Shenandoah
Homicidal
James Darren
Pvt. Cotton
Known for
The Time Tunnel
T. J. Hooker
Lee Kinsolving
Pvt. Dean
Also in
The Explosive Generation
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Richard Davalos
Pvt. Casey
Known for
East of Eden
Cool Hand Luke
Joseph Gallison
Pvt. Jackson
Known for
Days of Our Lives
Paul Baxley
Pvt. Lazitech
Also in
Star Trek
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
Ana María Lynch
Maya
Also in
La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
La bestia humana
Paul Richards
Pvt. Bracken
Also in
Kiss Daddy Goodnight
Sliders
Charles Quinlivan
Lt. Earl D. Toland
Known for
Zero Hour!
Hall Bartlett Director · George Duning Composer Daniel L. Fapp Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $1M · United States release August 26, 1960
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Jaguar Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Studio
Hall Bartlett Productions
Production
Ladd Enterprises
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 26, 1960
Theatrical
Austria
October 1, 1960
Denmark
October 17, 1960
Finland
November 25, 1960
France
October 21, 1960 · Theatrical
Germany
October 27, 1960 · Theatrical
Japan
November 5, 1960
Mexico
November 3, 1960
Spain
June 8, 1961 · Madrid
Sweden
September 7, 1960
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