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Halls of Montezuma by Lewis Milestone
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Jack Palance, Karl Malden, Reginald Gardiner, Richard Widmark, Robert Wagner Director: Lewis Milestone Brand: FOX Cinematographer: Harry Jackson Cinematographer: Winton C. Hoch Editor: William Reynolds Producer: Robert Bassler Writer: Michael Blankfort DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 113 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-05-21 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Halls of MontezumaMovie Review: A Fitting Anthem To The Marines Of Their Day Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking for a rousing film featuring the Marines and found it in "Halls of Montezuma". Richard Widmark gives an unexpectedly balanced performance as the Lieutenant of a platoon making a landing on one of the island chains leading to Japan. In a flashback, Widmark is revealed to have been a former teacher who helped a student overcome a speech impediment to become his class' graduation orator and when that student subsequently joins his command, Widmark helps him overcome shellshock to find the courage to make the landing featured in the film. Widmark's despondency when that soldier is killed in action then becomes all the more poignant.
Instead of projecting pure machismo, Widmark's role allows him to show that intelligence and psychology had much to do with the war effort of the time. Particularly during the scene where Japanes PoW's are interrogated and when Widmark uses the partial results of the interrogation to determine the location of an enemy rocket battery.
There are fine battle scenes as well, both of the ground troops as well as excellent use of real Navy footage of support ships opening fire on the landing zone in an effort to soften it up for the Marines landing.
The shots of widely separated Marines striding through the front also reveals the homage that later films like "Full Metal Jacket" paid to films like "Halls of Montezuma".
I'd recommend this film as a good starter for anyone wishing to begin building their own World War II library.
Summary of Halls of MontezumaSynopsis: Item Type: DVD Movie Item Rating: PG Street Date: 05/13/08 Wide Screen: no Director Cut: no Special Edition: no LanguageENGLISH Foreign Film: no Subtitlesno Dubbed: no Full Frame: yes Re-Release: no Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
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