The read
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
A ragtag group of American stragglers battles against superior Communist troops in an abandoned Buddhist temple during the Korean War.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
91 audience votes
Key crew
- Samuel FullerWriter
- Paul DunlapOriginal Music Composer
- Samuel FullerDirector
Cast
- Gene EvansSergeant Zack
- Robert HuttonPrivate Bronte
- Steve BrodieLieutenant Driscoll
- James EdwardsCorporal Thompson
- Richard LooSergeant Tanaka
- Sid MeltonJoe
- Richard MonahanPrivate Baldy
- William ChunShort Round
- Harold FongThe Red
- Neyle MorrowFirst GI
- Lynn StalmasterSecond Lieutenant
Stills
Themes
observerkorean war (1950-53)infantryus armysergeantbuddhist templemedic