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Up from the Beach

1965 · 99 min

A gritty, morally complex war drama that immerses you in the chaos and bureaucracy of a beachhead, with a tense, melancholic tone.

Directed by
Robert Parrish
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Cliff Robertson, Marius Goring, Red Buttons
Tagline
A lone American sergeant on the most impossible mission of the war!
Overview
After the D-Day landings in June 1944, a US squadron liberates a small village in Normandy from German occupation.

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Directed by
Robert Parrish
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Cliff Robertson, Marius Goring, Red Buttons
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • morality
  • power
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Robert Parrish
Written by
Claude Brulé, Stanley Mann, Howard Clewes
Starring
Cliff Robertson, Marius Goring, Red Buttons, Irina Demick, James Robertson Justice, Slim Pickens, Françoise Rosay, Broderick Crawford
Runtime
99 min
Country
France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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