In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
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Burt Lancaster | Sgt. Milton Warden |
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Montgomery Clift | Robert E. Lee Prewitt |
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Deborah Kerr | Karen Holmes |
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Donna Reed | Alma - aka Lorene |
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Frank Sinatra | Angelo Maggio |
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Philip Ober | Capt. Dana Holmes |
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Mickey Shaughnessy | Sgt. Leva |
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Harry Bellaver | Mazzioli |
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Ernest Borgnine | Sgt. 'Fatso' Judson |
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Jack Warden | Cpl. Buckley |
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John Dennis | Sgt. Ike Galovitch |
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Merle Travis | Sal Anderson |
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Tim Ryan | Sgt. Pete Karelsen |
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Arthur Keegan | Treadwell |
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Barbara Morrison | Mrs. Kipfer |
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Claude Akins | Sgt. 'Baldy' Dhom |
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Vicki Bakken | Suzanne |
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Margaret Barstow | Roxanne |
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Henry Beau | Minor Role |
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Willis Bouchey | Army Lieutenant Colonel |
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John Bryant | Capt. G.R. Ross |
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Mary Carver | Nancy |
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John Cason | Cpl. Paluso |
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Mack Chandler | Soldier |
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John Davis | Soldier |
Director | Fred Zinnemann |
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Writer | Daniel Taradash, James Jones | |
Producer | Buddy Adler, Lewis J. Rachmil | |
Musician | George Duning | |
Photography | Burnett Guffey, Floyd Crosby |