To those baby boomers who love their black and white war movies, this was a fine film to see. This large cast of great character actors is exactly what director Fueller wanted in all his movies showing the complications of wartime matters. The writing is natural and so is the acting. There are even some humorous moments in this film between several army characters coming from various parts of the US. The grittiness and confusion of Korea and the cold snow scenes translates through to the viewer. I began to feel the cold dilemma that this film exposes through it's plot. It was fun to see the fine actor Richard Baseheart in a very early role and see you his acting 'chops' are stretched. I didn't know that James Dean was in an uncredited role in this film. I will try to see the film again to catch his role. This film would have made a fine TV show. Also those people who enjoyed TV's "Combat" series will find this movie very satisfying. Fueller war film's themes are very complex due to his first hand war experiences in WW1.
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