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The Naked and the Dead

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.1K
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The Naked and the Dead (1958)
Set during the Pacific War against the Japanese, this WW2 drama discerns between achieving one's mission at any cost versus preserving the lives under one's command and enforcing discipline through fear as opposed to mutual respect.
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Set during the Pacific War against the Japanese, this WW2 drama discerns between achieving one's mission at any cost versus preserving the lives under one's command and enforcing discipline ... Read allSet during the Pacific War against the Japanese, this WW2 drama discerns between achieving one's mission at any cost versus preserving the lives under one's command and enforcing discipline through fear as opposed to mutual respect.Set during the Pacific War against the Japanese, this WW2 drama discerns between achieving one's mission at any cost versus preserving the lives under one's command and enforcing discipline through fear as opposed to mutual respect.

  • Director
    • Raoul Walsh
  • Writers
    • Denis Sanders
    • Terry Sanders
    • Norman Mailer
  • Stars
    • Aldo Ray
    • Cliff Robertson
    • Raymond Massey
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Raoul Walsh
    • Writers
      • Denis Sanders
      • Terry Sanders
      • Norman Mailer
    • Stars
      • Aldo Ray
      • Cliff Robertson
      • Raymond Massey
    • 31User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast44

    Aldo Ray
    Aldo Ray
    • Sgt. Sam Croft
    Cliff Robertson
    Cliff Robertson
    • Lt. Robert Hearn
    Raymond Massey
    Raymond Massey
    • Gen. Cummings
    Lili St. Cyr
    Lili St. Cyr
    • Willa Mae aka Lily
    Barbara Nichols
    Barbara Nichols
    • Mildred Croft
    William Campbell
    William Campbell
    • Brown
    Richard Jaeckel
    Richard Jaeckel
    • Gallagher
    James Best
    James Best
    • Rhidges
    Joey Bishop
    Joey Bishop
    • Roth
    Jerry Paris
    Jerry Paris
    • Goldstein
    Robert Gist
    Robert Gist
    • Red
    L.Q. Jones
    L.Q. Jones
    • Woodrow 'Woody' Wilson
    Max Showalter
    Max Showalter
    • Col. Dalleson
    • (as Casey Adams)
    John Beradino
    John Beradino
    • Capt. Mantelli
    • (as John Berardino)
    Edward McNally
    • Cohn
    Greg Roman
    • Minetta
    Henry Amargo
    • Sgt. Julio Martinez
    • (uncredited)
    Alan Austin
    • Lieutenant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Raoul Walsh
    • Writers
      • Denis Sanders
      • Terry Sanders
      • Norman Mailer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Related interests

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Norman Mailer, the author of the best-selling and critically acclaimed novel on which the film is based, was reported to have said it was the worst movie he had ever seen after viewing the film.
    • Goofs
      A recon team would never be landed behind enemy lines in broad daylight, and from a large, noisy landing craft. Then after they land there is a lot of talking in their normal voices and all the yelling with the snake bite scene, they cross open ground in daylight, and they smoke, which can also be a giveaway.
    • Quotes
      • Lt. Robert Hearn: General... I've been thinking about what you said. Especially what you said about the power of fear and the fear of power. I never agreed with your point of view before, but I wasn't sure you were wrong. Now I'm sure. Two men carried me 18 miles through the jungle, a Baptist minister and a wandering Jew, but they didn't do it out of fear. They did it out of love. But they did something else besides save my life, they showed me something I've known all my life but I had forgotten. There's a spirit in man that'll survive all the reigns of terror and all the hardships. Man cannot achieve the authority of God. And no man, whether he's a politician or a general, should try. The spirit in man is God-like, eternal, indestructible.
    • Connections
      Featured in The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Some Sunday Morning
      (uncredited)

      Music by Ray Heindorf and M.K. Jerome

      Played during Lt. Hearn's dream sequence

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 28, 1958 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Goli i mrtvi
    • Filming locations
      • Panama
    • Production companies
      • Paul Gregory Productions
      • Gregjac Productions
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 11m(131 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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