Pork Chop Hill (1959) |
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| Director(s) | Lewis Milestone |
| Producer(s) | Sy Bartlett |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, Film Adaptation, War |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Korean War |
Featured Cast of Pork Chop Hill See More »
Gregory Peck
(as Lt. Joe Clemons)
Harry Guardino
(as Pvt. Forstman)
Rip Torn
(as Lt. Walter Russel)
George Peppard
(as Cpl. Chuck Fedderson)
Carl Benton Reid
(as American Admiral at Pe...)
James Edwards
(as Cpl. Jurgens)
Bob Steele
(as Col. Kern)
Woody Strode
(as Pvt. Franklin)
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Pork Chop Hill (1959) was a War - Drama Film directed by Lewis Milestone and produced by Sy Bartlett.
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Film debut of Martin Landau.
Film debut of Clarence Williams III.
According to director Lewis Milestone, Pork Chop Hill was cut by nearly 20 minutes because the wife of Gregory Peck felt that her husband made his first entrance too late into the picture. True or not, the film does show signs of post-production tampering, with flashes of several excised scenes showing up under the main title credits.
The French premiere was received with criticism on grounds of racism, as the character played by Woody Strode was shown to be a coward during the initial attack on the Chinese position.
Gregory Peck personally chose Lewis Milestone to direct because Milestone's All Quiet on the Western Front had made a deep impression on him.