War Hunt (1962)
Overview
Dispatched to the front lines during the Korean War, an idealistic American soldier discovers the horrors of combat and comes at odds with a psychopathic member of his platoon.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.187 |
Directed By
Denis Sanders
Crew
Denis Sanders
William Schurr
Vance Jonson
Charles Hannawalt
Terry Sanders
Roy Meadows
Edgar Lansbury
Jack Bohrer
Bud Shank
Eddie Dutko
Noel Black
John Mick
Ken Wilhoit
Denis Sanders
Frank Novak
Joe Lombardi
Betty Crosby
Ted D. McCord
Stanford Whitmore
John Orlando
John Hoffman
Lloyd Garnell
TOP CAST
John Saxon
Pvt. Raymond Endore
Charles Aidman
Capt. Wallace Pratt
Sydney Pollack
Sgt. Owen Van Horn
Tommy Matsuda
Charlie
Gavin MacLeod
Pvt. Crotty
Robert Redford
Pvt. Roy Loomis
Anthony Ray
Pvt. Joshua Fresno
Tom Skerritt
Sgt. Stan Showalter
William Challee
Lt. Colonel
Nancy Hsueh
Mama San
Francis Ford Coppola
Army Truck Driver (uncredited)
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