Beach Red

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Beach Red

Released Sep 3, 1967

1h 45m

War

Drama

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Ordered to help secure a heavily defended Japanese island during World War II, Captain MacDonald (Cornel Wilde) and his Marines land on "Beach Red" and proceed inland against stubborn, murderous resistance. MacDonald is supported by his tough-as-nails gunnery sergeant (Rip Torn), soulful Private Egan (Burr DeBenning) and a group of stalwart Marines who try to block out the horrors that surround them by remembering the women they love back home.

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Emanuel Levy

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Cornel Wilde (better known as actor) directed and starrted in this brutal, Oscar-nominated WWII drama, which offers a very focused view of men in combat

Rated: B-

Mar 27, 2012

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Christopher Null

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Rated: 4/5

Jan 25, 2007

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Dennis Schwartz

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This neglected war film is as rough and tumble as any Sam Fuller film, as poignant a reflection of the racial divides in the military as any WW11 film made before the 1960s.

Rated: A

Sep 26, 2002

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Shane Burridge

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Despite all the action and violence it's the peaceful moments that linger

Sep 24, 2002

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Matthew H

Great War film definitely recommend

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Michael B

A B movie even in 67. t passed the time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/06/23

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delysid d

i like watching wars from a safe distance

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/17/20

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Cornel wilde, sprawled down with a pistol in his hand, tanks sitting around while troops getting shot to pieces. Continuity not good, lot of mawkish scenes. Some good action scenes, but not one of the best war films made

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Beach Red nous fais entrer directement dans le vif du sujet et même s'il n'as pas très bien vieillis, nous fais réfléchir sur les thèmes raciaux de la guerre. Quelques flashbacks pas forcément utiles encombre malheureusement le récit

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Estreado apenas dois anos após "Naked Prey", o igualmente fabuloso "Beach Red" garante que Cornel Wilde, apesar do curto percurso enquanto realizador, incute nos seus filmes todas as marcas de um verdadeiro autor. Em "Beach Red", talvez até mais do que no seu antecessor, Wilde assume o filme por inteiro ao realizá-lo, produzi-lo, interpretá-lo e até escrevendo a canção folk que toca com os inesquecíveis créditos iniciais (que harmonizam as culturas norte-americana e japonesa numa só expressão). O facto de "Beach Red" ser um filme de guerra sensível aos receios das duas partes no conflito e com flashbacks algo vanguardistas faz dele um exemplo atípico e deslocado no seu tempo (daí que não apareça nos livros em letras grandes nem nada disso). Mas Coronel Wilde é tão credível a montar o cenário de guerra como depois a filosofar sobre o mesmo (através da voz da consciência do seu próprio personagem), e a verdade é que "The Thin Red Line" provavelmente não teria o mesmo peso existencial se não houvesse um "Beach Red" antes.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Cornel Wilde

Capt. MacDonald

Rip Torn

Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

Burr DeBenning

Pvt. Egan

Patrick Wolfe

Pve. Joseph Joshua Cliff

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Synopsis

Ordered to help secure a heavily defended Japanese island during World War II, Captain MacDonald (Cornel Wilde) and his Marines land on "Beach Red" and proceed inland against stubborn, murderous resistance. MacDonald is supported by his tough-as-nails gunnery sergeant (Rip Torn), soulful Private Egan (Burr DeBenning) and a group of stalwart Marines who try to block out the horrors that surround them by remembering the women they love back home.

Director: Cornel Wilde
Producer: Cornel Wilde
Screenwriter: Clint Johnston, Donald A. Peters, Cornel Wilde
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Theodora Productions
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 3, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 45m

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