Friday, January 23, 2015

Tonight's Movie Is Attack! (1956)



From YouTube: Attack, also known as Attack!, is a 1956 American war film. It was directed by Robert Aldrich and starred Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, William Smithers, Robert Strauss, Richard Jaeckel, Buddy Ebsen and Peter van Eyck. The cinematographer was Joseph Biroc.

"A cynical and grim account of war", the film is set in the latter stages of World War II and tells of a front line combat unit led by a cowardly captain clearly out of his depth and a tougher subordinate who threatens to do away with him. As the official trailer put it: "Not every gun is pointed at the enemy!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

THIS FILM IS NOT ON LIST WHICH IS BIT OF A SHAME AS I LOVE THIS WAR FILM JACK PALANCE IS SUPER AND EDDIE ALBERT AS YELLOW COWARD AS WELL NICE TO SEE IT AGAIN THANKS WNU