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All the Young Men (1960)
During the Korean War, the lieutenant in charge of a Marine rifle platoon is killed in battle. Before he dies, he places the platoon's sergeant, who's black, in charge. The sergeant figures on having trouble with two men in his platoon: a private who has much more combat experience than he does, and a racist Southerner who doesn't like blacks in the first place and has no intention of taking orders from one.
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During the Korean War, the lieutenant in charge of a Marine rifle platoon is killed in battle. Before he dies, he places the platoon's sergeant, who's black, in charge. The sergeant figures on having trouble with two men in his platoon: a private who has much more combat experience than he does, and a racist Southerner who doesn't like blacks in the first place and has no intention of taking orders from one.
Rating:NR
Genre:Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Written By:Hall Bartlett
In Theaters:8/26/1960
Box Office:$2,000,000
Runtime:83 minutes
Studio:Jaguar Productions
Cast
Hall Bartlett
Director
Alan Ladd
Sgt. Kincaid
Sidney Poitier
Sgt. Eddie Towler
Glenn Corbett
Pvt. Wade, Medic
James Darren
Pvt. Cotton
Lee Kinsolving
Pvt. Dean
Richard Davalos
Pvt. Casey
Joseph Gallison
Pvt. Jackson
Paul Baxley
Pvt. Lazitech
Ana María Lynch
Maya
Paul Richards
Pvt. Bracken
Charles Quinlivan
Lt. Earl D. Toland
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