Drama ·History ·War · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 38m

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill poster
Director
Lewis Milestone
Cast
Gregory Peck as Lt. Joe Clemons Harry Guardino as PFC. Forstman Rip Torn as Lt. Walter Russell George Peppard as Cpl. Chuck Fedderson Carl Benton Reid as American Admiral James Edwards as Cpl. Jurgens
Crew
Sam Leavitt — Director of Photography George Boemler — Editor Leonard Rosenman — Original Music Composer James R. Webb — Screenplay Sy Bartlett — Producer Nicolai Remisoff — Production Design
Tagline

Bold! Blunt! Blistering! The battle picture without equal!

Synopsis

Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated.

Trailer Pork Chop Hill — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookkorean war (1950-53)based on true storysuicide missionblack and whitegi joe1950s
Key Collaborators
Lewis Milestone Director Sam Leavitt Director of Photography George Boemler Editor Leonard Rosenman Original Music Composer James R. Webb Screenplay Sy Bartlett Producer Nicolai Remisoff Production Design
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