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Pork Chop Hill
starring: Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, George Peppard, Carl Benton Reid
directed by: Lewis Milestone

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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792837954
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 0792837959
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: February 10, 1998
Running Time: 97 minutes
Sales Rank: 4750
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1959

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This gritty, grim Korean war drama presents the grueling ordeal of a platoon charged with taking a hill of no military value during the final days of the war. While diplomats and generals argue over peace negotiations (in an appropriately wordless montage under the opening credits), tough but compassionate Lt. Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck) leads a unit of 135 men up a well-guarded hill while miscommunication--and at times no communication--cuts them off from reinforcements and regimental command. Shot against a bleak, battle-scarred mountain of white dust honeycombed with black trenches, director Lewis Milestone presents the devastating battle as a meaningless sacrifice of hundreds of lives spent in a political game of chicken. Peck leads a terrific cast of young talents and character actors, many of them just starting their respective careers: Rip Torn, Harry Guardino, Martin Landau, Norman Fell, George Peppard, Gavin MacLeod, Bert Remsen, Harry Dean Stanton, plus veteran stalwarts Woody Strode, James Edwards, Robert Blake, and Bob Steele. Milestone had previously directed the pacifist WWI classic All Quiet on the Western Front and the compassionate WWII platoon drama A Walk in the Sun. Pork Chop Hill adds one more antiwar classic to his résumé, the angry power of his drama overcoming the hollow patriotic voice-over (reportedly added by Peck) that concludes the drama. --Sean Axmaker

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Good, Solid Close to the Ground Tale of Men in Combat
"Pork Chop Hill" is set late in the Korean War as the negotiations drone at the "Peace Talks". An infantry company is given the mission to recapture a "strategically meaningless" hill. It's not meaningless if the Army sends you there! PCH is based on a book by BG S.L.A. Marshall, a prominent military historian. Right from the outset, there is a brooding, moody element to the film, especially early on. The b&w photography is just right. Gregory Peck is front as center as company commander, aided by a strong supporting cast, many of whom later became prominent actors. These include Rip Torn, Woody Strode, Martin Landau and George Peppard. George Shibata is excellent as a Japanese-American looey. Peck exudes the same quiet strength he demonstrated in "The Gunfighter" and "Twelve O'Clock High". Does anyone remember the lesser known release, "The Night People"? Vets will quickly identify with a string of Army ... Read More

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- On the mark with the Korean War
For the dedicated amateur war historian, this film on the Korean War is on the mark, perhaps more than any similar movie on that "police action." It is based on actual events in the last few days of the war, and advised by the actual Lt. Joe Clemons, who is portrayed very ably by Gregory Peck. For viewers who are looking for clever, subtle political statements on war in general, this is not necessarily your film.

Yes indeed, one clear message sent via the film is that the Korean War set a precedent, in that modern wars are inextricably "political." In the continuing vignettes of the "peace table" at Panmunjom, the film shows the political implications in a low-key manner, which was very effective, without overly dwelling on it. The negotiations process itself had a more negative effect on the fighting and the morale of the troops than did the Chinese Communist troops themselves.

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- Pork Chop Hill
Although somewhat dated for the tastes of today's students, the film and Gregory Peck are a believable backdrop for discussions about the war.

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- One of the Best
If you are looking for a movie that demonstrates the mettle of American soldiers and leaders trapped in a desparate struggle against the odds, then this movie delivers.

While Saving Private Ryan has become something of a standard for reviewers of the war genre, Pork Chop Hill was one of its hard hitting predecessors. It did not need to show the blood and gore to get the point across... the brutality is apparent.

Gregory Peck also puts in what I think to be one of his best performances as the tough and dedicated lieutenant given a mission that wartime leaders hope they never get. "Fight what could be the last battle of a war", and all the while fighting your own chain of command to get the resources necessary to win. You get a taste of the politics behind the final days of the war... though for those who have served in Korea since the "Armistice", we all know the war never really ended. ... Read More

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