Halls of Montezuma (1951)

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The everlasting story of the everlasting glory of the UNITED STATES MARINES!

Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into battle on a heavily fortified island. This action-packed story follows the squad as they pick their way through enemy-infested jungles on a time sensitive mission to find the source of the enemy rockets. As the mission progresses, the squad and leader overcome many challenges as they are transformed into an effective and efficient fighting unit.

• Released: 1951-01-04
• Genres: War, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 44 votes

Directed by Lewis Milestone.

Top cast

• Richard Widmark as Lt. Carl Anderson
• Jack Palance as Pigeon Lane
• Reginald Gardiner as Sgt. Randolph Johnson
• Robert Wagner as Coffman
• Karl Malden as C.E. "Doc" Jones
• Richard Hylton as Stuart Conroy
• Richard Boone as Lt. Col. Gilfillan
• Skip Homeier as Riley "Pretty Boy" Duncanon
• Don Hicks as Lt. Bill Butterfield
• Jack Webb as Correspondent Dickerman

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Halls of Montezuma

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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