Pork Chop Hill (1959)

PORK CHOP HILL  (1959)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Lewis Milestone
    Gregory Peck, George Shibata, Harry Guardino,
    George Peppard, Rip Torn, Woody Strode,
    Robert Blake, Martin Landau, Norman Fell,
    Bob Steele, Bert Remson, Gavin MacLeod
As peace talks to end the Korean War drag on at Panmunjom, an Army lieutenant played by Gregory Peck leads a company of G.I.s in a bloody assault on a hill that appears to be defended by at least a million Chinese. A good, tough, straightforward combat movie, with a few momentary pauses for Peck and fellow officer George Shibata to question the wisdom of investing such a staggering casualty count in such a worthless piece of real estate. Look for unbilled Harry Dean Stanton in an early bit part as one of Peck's men.