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Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, George Peppard, George Shibata ... see more see more... , James Edwards , Woody Strode , Bob Steele , Norman Fell , Robert Blake , Biff Elliot , Barry Atwater , Michael Garth , Ken Lynch , Paul Comi , Abel Fernandez , Lew Gallo , Cliff Ketchum , Martin Landau , Kevin Hagen , Leonard Graves , Syl Lamont , John Alderman , Charles Aidman , Chuck Hayward , Buzz Martin , Robert B. Williams , William Wellman Jr. , Gavin MacLeod , Barry McGuire , Carl Benton Reid , Bert Remsen , Harry Dean Stanton , John R. McKee

Pork Chop Hill was based on the eyewitness essays of ex-soldier S. L. A. Marshall. The film is set during the Korean "police action." While diplomats argue pointlessly over the shape of the negotiatio... read more read more...n tables at Panmunjon, United Nations troops bleed and die. Lieutenant Gregory Peck leads a 135-man unit on the attack of the Chinese-held Pork Chop Hill. When reinforcements finally arrive, only 25 of Peck's men survive (and they aren't the usual survivors we've come to expect from earlier, cliché-ridden war films). Among the American troops are such dependable performers as Harry Guardino, Woody Strode, Rip Torn, Barry Atwater, George Peppard, Robert Blake and Martin Landau. Former cowboy-star Bob Steele also shows up briefly as an American general. According to director Lewis Milestone, Pork Chop Hill was cut by nearly twenty minutes because the wife of star 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Lewis Milestone

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DVD Release Date: May 15, 2001

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  • flixsterman
    May 1, 2009
    flixsterman
    This is the kind of classic war film that I loved as a kid. It's full of heroics, non-stop battle sequences and no yucky girls! Well, there is one girl, but she's a North Korean soldier and nobody ever kisses her so she doesn't count. :)
  • garyX
    April 10, 2007
    garyX
    One of the best war movies out there as Gregory Peck endures seeing the sacrifice of the lives of his men for no discernible reason during the Korean war. Gritty, powerful and thought provoking stuff.
  • blacksnake2
    March 14, 2009
    blacksnake2
    US Infantry vs. Fanatical oriental Communist forces in blood-soaked battle: 1953 Korea! ("They're not just Orientals, They're Communists!!"). Ranks with "Lost Command" for showing accurate military tactics. The actual person Pecks persona is based on was the technical adviser. Th... read moreis film recreates actual events, and with hardcore but antiwar Ukrainian Director Lou Milestone at the helm, we know we are getting the real deal here. Awesome musical score and solid cast of future greats & solid character actors makes this a must-see that veterans will appreciate as being damn near as close as it gets without real bullets and artillery flying at you...Notable for including Japanese-American & Black actors in the cast, a big deal at the time of it's making, portraying them as Men rather than stereotypes: showing the improved Army after they had proved themselves in WW2 & the then new abolishment of racist segregation in the military, which only added to the realism the film effectively projects. A Great time-capsule (before Peck, a'la Eastwood, caved in to the Hollywood SAG "politically-correct" crowd who never grasped what this essentially anti-war film, was all about, preferring the overly-simplistic "America is Evil" line personified by "Racist with credentials" Oliver Stone and similar ilk). Pork Chop Hill and director Milestone's vision stands firmly in the face of such faddishness and still gets to the point as directly as a kick in the genitals-even today!. Grab a tub of buttered popcorn and get into it...You will be a better person for the effort...Don't miss it!
  • flixsterbum
    January 10, 2008
    flixsterbum
    To quote Donald Rumsfeld: "You fight with the army you have, not the army you wish you had." That pretty much sums up "Pork Chop Hill", an effective war movie chronicling the taking of the hill during the Korean War. Very frustrating to watch as Gregory Peck and his soldiers h... read moreave to deal with bad communication, not enough troops, and the fact that they could very well be the last ones to die as the U.S. and China negotiate for a truce. Some great young talent of the day pop up, including Martin Landau, Robert Blake, and Harry Dean Stanton (and Norman Fell. I saw that Rip Torn and Gavin MacLeod were in it as well, but I didn't recognize them in the movie). One of the better war movies of its time with some memorable images, such as soldiers slowly ascending the hill as the Chinese play "Taps" over loudspeakers.
  • mkatchan
    December 5, 2007
    mkatchan
    Gripping and powerful story of Gis holding a hill against Chinese forces in Korea. Peck is at his typical best. Quite good!
  • dooritor
    July 25, 2007
    dooritor
    what the hell flixster people!? This is the greatest War movie ever. eeks out Platoon just barely. Yes it is worthy to have an actors name the same size as the title of the movie. he seriously needs a best actor award of the decade. so peck is divine. the story is remarkable, and... read more fairly accurate? as far as i remember from class. oh my this is FANTABULOUSO!
  • standardhonor
    April 8, 2007
    standardhonor
    A really good war movie... but then anything with Gregory Peck is pretty good. You really end up sympathizing with the soldiers. In the end, you're just as tired as they are. In a way.
  • jjgaut
    February 22, 2007
    jjgaut
    Solid war film, thought-provoking, realistic, and intense. The climax is really unsatisfying, however, especially after such a great buildup.

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Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz
July 18, 2007
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Told in a hard-nosed style. Full Review

Steve Crum
February 20, 2007
Steve Crum, Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Gritty war, actually anti-war, movie directed by Lewis Milestone of "All Quiet on the Western Front" fame.

Ken Hanke
October 11, 2006
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

In many ways the first modern war film. Full Review

Bosley Crowther
March 25, 2006
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Christopher Null
January 1, 2000
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

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June 24, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

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