Retreat, Hell! (1952)
1h 35m
Running Time
February 17, 1952Release Date
Retreat, Hell! (1952)
1h 35m
Running Time
February 17, 1952Release Date
Plot.
During the Korean War, a U.S. Marine battalion must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies, freezing temperatures and constant attacks by overwhelming numbers of Chinese soldiers.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Frank Lovejoy
Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett
Richard Carlson
Capt. Paul Hansen
Anita Louise
Ruth Hansen
Russ Tamblyn
Jimmy W. McDermid
Nedrick Young
Sgt. Novak
Lamont Johnson
Capt. 'Tink' O'Grady
Robert Ellis
Shorty Devine
Robert Ellis
Shorty Devine
Paul Smith
Andy Smith
Peter Ortiz
Maj. Knox
Dorothy Patrick
Eve O'Grady
Morton C. Thompson
Capt. Kyser
Joseph H. Lewis
Director
Joseph Keane
Lt. Ortiz
Milton Sperling
Writer
Ted Sherdeman
Writer
William Lava
Composer
Warren Lynch
Cinematographer
Folmar Blangsted
Editor
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
Edward Carrere
Art Direction
William Wallace
Set Decoration
Oreste Seragnoli
Owen Song
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 17, 1952
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Box Office$2,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
Retreat, Hell! is a 1952 American war film about the 1st Marine Division in the Korean War, directed by Joseph H. Lewis. It stars Frank Lovejoy as a career Marine battalion commander who is recalled from work at an American embassy, Richard Carlson as a veteran captain and communications specialist of World War II called up from the Marine Corps Reserves, Russ Tamblyn as a seventeen-year-old private who hides his true age to serve with the unit overseas and outdo his older brother, also a Marine, and Nedrick Young (credited as Ned Young). Also appearing in the film is Peter Julien Ortiz, a highly decorated Marine who served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and appeared in various films after retiring from the military.