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Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was mobilized with his National Guard unit as a sergeant. Came the day when, revolted by the cowardice of his lieutenant, who had fired at his own men, he hit him. Downgraded, he was sent to a disciplinary battalion. Sam now discovers his new detachment, his new commanding officer, just another cowardly brute, Captain Waco Grimes. While in combat, Sam will gradually become closer to the privates, working-class people he used to despise. He will become another man, a better man.
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Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was mobilized with his National Guard unit as a sergeant. Came the day when, revolted by the cowardice of his lieutenant, who had fired at his own men, he hit him. Downgraded, he was sent to a disciplinary battalion. Sam now discovers his new detachment, his new commanding officer, just another cowardly brute, Captain Waco Grimes. While in combat, Sam will gradually become closer to the privates, working-class people he used to despise. He will become another man, a better man.
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Genre:War, Drama
Written By:Harry Brown
In Theaters:10/11/1956
Box Office:$1,520,000
Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:20th Century Fox
Cast
Richard Fleischer
Director
Robert Wagner
Sfc. Pvt. Sam Francis Gifford
Terry Moore
Jenny Gifford
Broderick Crawford
Capt. 'Waco' Grimes, CO Co.G
Buddy Ebsen
Pvt. Willie Crawford
Robert Keith
Col. Cousins
Brad Dexter
Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
Mark Damon
Pvt. Terry - Co. G
Ken Clark
Morgan
Harvey Lembeck
.Pvt. Bernard 'Bernie' Meleski - Co. G
Skip Homeier
Pvt. Swanson - Co. G
L.Q. Jones
Pvt. Kenny - Co. G
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