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Pork Chop Hill

1959 · 98 min

A grim, procedural grind through a pointless battle, more about exhaustion and attrition than heroics.

Tagline
Bold! Blunt! Blistering! The battle picture without equal!
Overview
Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated.
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • survival
    • violence
    • death
    • loyalty
    Places
    • military
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, history, war
    Directed by
    Lewis Milestone
    Written by
    James R. Webb
    Starring
    Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, George Peppard, Carl Benton Reid, James Edwards, Bob Steele, Woody Strode
    Music
    Leonard Rosenman
    Cinematography
    Sam Leavitt
    Runtime
    98 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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