| Uniform Title |
Eight iron men (Motion picture : 1952) |
| Title |
Eight iron men. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2022. |
| ©1952 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (80 minutes) : sound, black and white; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4671. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. |
| Based on A Sound of Hunting, 1945 play, by Harry Brown. |
| "She's the girl who walks in their sleep!" -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Edward Dmytryk ; screenplay by Harry Brown. |
| Performers |
Bonar Colleano, Arthur Franz, Lee Marvin, Richard Kiley. |
| Summary |
Edward Dmytryk directs this rich and fascinating exploration of the boredom, comradeship and raw courage of troops in wartime. As a small squadron awaits orders to move out, they bicker and daydream to pass the time. When one of their own is trapped by enemy fire and cant get back from patrol, the soldiers fight over whether, how, and who should try to rescue him. Sergeant Mooney (Lee Marvin, The Dirty Dozen, The Professionals) receives orders to move his troops, but his men harangue him about leaving one man behind, and tough-as-nails Mooney has to decide between disregarding direct orders and preserving his tiny, battle-scarred unit. Strong performances all around make this both a rich character study and an engaging, suspenseful drama. Richard Kiley (The Mob, Looking for Mr. Goodbar), Arthur Franz (The Sniper, The Caine Mutiny) and Bonar Colleano (Pickup Alley, Fire Down Below) also star. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono ; NTSC ; Region 4 ; widescreen 16:9 ; 1.33:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Brown, Harry, -- 1917-1986 -- Film adaptations |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama |
| Gunfights -- Drama |
| Boredom -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
War films |
| Domestic drama (Motion pictures) |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Dmytryk, Edward director. |
| Brown, Harry, 1917-1986 screenwriter. |
| Colleano, Bonar, 1924-1958 actor. |
| Franz, Arthur, 1920-2006 actor. |
| Marvin, Lee actor. |
| Kiley, Richard actor. |
| Brown, Harry, 1917-1986. A sound of hunting Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
Combat classics |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Brown, Harry, 1917-1986 .
- Brown, Harry, 1917-1986. A sound of hunting .
- Colleano, Bonar, 1924-1958 .
- Dmytryk, Edward .
- Franz, Arthur, 1920-2006 .
- Kiley, Richard .
- Marvin, Lee .
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