"Irwin Shaw's monumental best-seller"

1958

2h 47m

6.8(139 votes)

War

Drama

Action

Overview

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

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76 members

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Marlon Brando

Lt. Christian Diestl

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Montgomery Clift

Noah Ackerman

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Dean Martin

Michael Whiteacre

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Hope Lange

Hope Plowman

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Barbara Rush

Margaret Freemantle

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May Britt

Gretchen Hardenberg

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Maximilian Schell

Capt. Hardenberg

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Dora Doll

Simone

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Lee Van Cleef

1st Sgt. Rickett

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Liliane Montevecchi

Françoise

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Parley Baer

Sgt. Brandt

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Arthur Franz

Lt. Green

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Hal Baylor

Pvt. Burnecker

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Richard Gardner

Pvt. Crowley

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Herbert Rudley

Capt. Colclough

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Michael Smith

Draft Board Member (uncredited)

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Paul Comi

Pvt. Abbott (uncredited)

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John Alderson

Cpl. Kraus (uncredited)

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John Banner

German Town Mayor (uncredited)

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Milton Frome

Draft Board Physician (uncredited)

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Sam Gilman

Pvt. Faber (uncredited)

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L.Q. Jones

Pvt. Donnelly (uncredited)

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Alberto Morin

Bartender (uncredited)

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Norbert Schiller

German Civilian with Town Mayor (uncredited)

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Harvey Stephens

Brig. Gen. Sam Rockland (uncredited)

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Stephen Bekassy

German Major (uncredited)

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Dagmar Biener

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Paul Bradley

Draft Board Member (uncredited)

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Joe Brooks

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Julian Burton

Pvt. Brailsford (uncredited)

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Robert Burton

Col. Mead (uncredited)

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Wade Cagle

Lt. Emerson (uncredited)

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Ann Codee

French Woman (uncredited)

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Bud Cokes

Party Guest (uncredited)

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David Dabov

Soldier (uncredited)

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Ann Daniels

Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

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Joan Douglas

Maid (uncredited)

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Larry Duran

German soldier (uncredited)

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Robert Ellenstein

Rabbi Joseph Silverstein (uncredited)

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Harry Ellerbe

Draft Board Chairman (uncredited)

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Milton Frome

Burn (uncredited)

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Norman Grabowski

Barracks Inspection Private (uncredited)

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Joe Gray

Soldier (uncredited)

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Stan Kamber

Acaro (uncredited)

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Craig Karr

Draft Board Secretary (uncredited)

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Kurt Katch

Camp Commandant (uncredited)

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Kenner G. Kemp

Officer at Bar (uncredited)

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Hubie Kerns

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Nicholas King

Medic (uncredited)

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Writing

Gil Lasky

Soldier (uncredited)

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Gustave Lax

Draft Board Member (uncredited)

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George Meader

Milkman (uncredited)

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Gordon Mitchell

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Clive Morgan

British Colonel (uncredited)

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Monty O'Grady

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Ann Paige

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Christian Pasques

French Boy (uncredited)

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Michael Pataki

Pvt. Hagstrom (uncredited)

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Voltaire Perkins

Bus Terminal Café Counterman (uncredited)

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Mary Pierce

Young French Girl (uncredited)

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Art Reichle

Soldier (uncredited)

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Otto Reichow

Bavarian (uncredited)

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Edward Rickard

Mailman (uncredited)

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Gene Roth

Bavarian Café Manager (uncredited)

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Gerald Rowe

Messenger (uncredited)

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Henry Rowland

Sergeant (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Drunk (uncredited)

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Kendall Scott

Emerson (uncredited)

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Ann Stebbins

Brunette (uncredited)

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Vaughn Taylor

John Plowman (uncredited)

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Alfred Tonkel

German Waiter (uncredited)

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Ivan Triesault

German Colonel (uncredited)

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Blaine Turner

Bartender (uncredited)

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Lee J. Winters

Private First Class (uncredited)

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Doris Wiss

Nurse (uncredited)

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Ashley Cowan

Unknown Role

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