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Attack Overview:

Attack (1956) was a Drama - War Film directed by Robert Aldrich and produced by Robert Aldrich.

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Screen Capture Theatre: "Attack of the 50-foot Woman," or A Big Hand for the Little Lady

By David on Jan 28, 2022 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze

Welcome back to Screen Capture Theatre! Our newest entry is the 1958 opus ...Great expense was spared in assembling these titles."We interrupt 'Sex Sent Me to the ER' for this special report.A big ball has been spotted in the California desert, justglowing like anything. All mentally unstable heires... Read full article

JET ATTACK

By Dan Day, Jr. on Feb 1, 2021 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Sunday, January 31st, was the 100th anniversary of John Agar's birth. Agar is well known to film geeks for his numerous appearances in low-budget horror and science-fiction films made during the 1950s and 60s. When I wrote a blog post on my personal list of the greatest movie monster fighters of all... Read full article

Short Take: Attack of the Crab Monsters

By Barry P. on Jul 1, 2020 From Cinematic Catharsis

(1957) Directed by Roger Corman; Written by: Charles B. Griffith; Starring: Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson, Leslie Bradley, Mel Welles and Beach Dickerson; Available on DVD (Out of print) and Amazon Prime Rating: *** “We are unquestionably on the brink of a great discove... Read full article

book: When Elves Attack (2011) by Tim Dorsey

By John Grant on Aug 22, 2019 From Noirish

So the Providence Journal thinks Florida’s Tim Dorsey is “The undisputed king of the comic crime novel,” eh? Their reviewer might want to sample some Donald E. Westlake or, just within Florida, Carl Hiaasen and even Edna Buchanan. Okay, so Buchanan’s more a crime novelist with a sple... Read full article

Attack of the supersized Lombard (posters, that is)

By carole_and_co on Aug 17, 2018 From Carole & Co.

I had a little fun with Carole Lombard -- well, perhaps that should be big fun -- in 2013, when she was competing in the Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney. She had lost in the finals the previous two years, and I was determined that for Carole, the third time would indeed be the charm.And thank... Read full article

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Attack Quotes:

Sfc. Tolliver, Fox Co.: [refusing a drink] Captain, down around where I come from we dearly love our whiskey. But we don't drink with another man unless we respect him.
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Attack Facts
Feature film movie debut for actor William Smithers portraying Lieutenant Harold 'Harry' Woodruff. Smithers prior to this role had only worked in television.
According to the 19 February 1956 edition of 'The New York Times', the production budget cost for this movie was US $ 850,000.
On the 27 February 1956, director Robert Aldrich wrote a letter to the Chief of the Motion Picture Section of the Pictorial Branch of the US Department of Defense (DOD), Donald Baruch, protesting this movie's rejection by the US Army and US DOD. It stated: "Theatrically and film wise, moral values are measured in comparatives; strength is measured against weakness; heroics against cowardice . . . We feel strongly that our film is one that shows beyond question qualities of moral righteousness, leadership, courage, heroism and above all, personal integrity on the part of both enlisted men and officers of the Army. To make characters white it is necessary to have a reflective comparison against characters that are not white. Such is the case in our film." In a later 11 March 1956 reply letter, Aldrich added: "No citizen sets out intentionally to defame the defense organization of his country. There obviously can and at times should be differences of opinion as to what is for the good of the country and what is not. Should one lose such an argument at such a level, fine, but never to have the chance or the opportunity to make that argument to me seems a little ridiculous."
Combat and battle sequences were filmed on the back-lot of two studios: The RKO-Pathé Studios back-lot and the Universal Studios back-lot. They were also shot on the Albertson Ranch in Agoura, California.
'The Hollywood Reporter' once reported that actors Robert Francis; John Goddard; Tom Laughlin and Ralph Reed were going to appear in this movie. None of these actors appear in this movie with Robert Francis passing away shortly before production lensed.
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