Halls of Montezuma
The everlasting story of the everlasting glory of the UNITED STATES MARINES!
1951 | 113m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Lewis Milestone |
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| Writer: | Michael Blankfort |
| Staring: |
| Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into battle on a heavily fortified island. This action-packed story follows the squad as they pick their way through enemy-infested jungles on a time sensitive mission to find the source of the enemy rockets. As the mission progresses, the squad and leader overcome many challenges as they are transformed into an effective and efficient fighting unit. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 04, 1951 |
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| Director: | Lewis Milestone |
| Writer: | Michael Blankfort |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Drama, War |
| Keywords | world war ii, pacific theater, pacific island, siege, marines |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Widmark | Lt. Carl Anderson |
| Jack Palance | Pigeon Lane |
| Reginald Gardiner | Sgt. Randolph Johnson |
| Robert Wagner | Coffman |
| Karl Malden | C.E. "Doc" Jones |
| Richard Hylton | Stuart Conroy |
| Richard Boone | Lt. Col. Gilfillan |
| Skip Homeier | Riley "Pretty Boy" Duncanon |
| Don Hicks | Lt. Bill Butterfield |
| Jack Webb | Correspondent Dickerman |
| Bert Freed | Slattery |
| Neville Brand | Sgt. Zelenko |
| Martin Milner | Whitney |
| Philip Ahn | Maj. Kenji Matsuoda (aka "Nomura") |
| Joe Turkel | Marine |
| Richard Allan | Pvt. Stewart (uncredited) |
| Edward Binns | First Soldier in Final Tracking Shot (uncredited) |
| Robert Board | Marine (uncredited) |
| Robert Bohannon | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Harry Carter | Bosun's Mate (uncredited) |
| Howard Chuman | Capt. Ishio Makino (uncredited) |
| John Close | Marine (uncredited) |
| Fred Coby | Capt. McCreavy (uncredited) |
| Pat Combs | Marine (uncredited) |
| George Conrad | Corpsman (uncredited) |
| Fred Dale | Pharmacist's Mate (uncredited) |
| Chris Drake | Frank (uncredited) |
| Jerry Fujikawa | Japanese Soldier (uncredited) |
| Don Gordon | Marine (uncredited) |
| Helene Hatch | Aunt Emma (uncredited) |
| William Hawes | Pascowicz (uncredited) |
| Frank Iwanaga | Japanese Soldier (uncredited) |
| Frank Kumagai | Romeo (uncredited) |
| Jack Lee | Courier (uncredited) |
| Paul Lees | Capt. Seaman (uncredited) |
| Bob MacLean | Marine Guard (uncredited) |
| Marion Marshall | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Roger McGee | Davis (uncredited) |
| John McKee | Marine (uncredited) |
| Harry McKim | Radioman (uncredited) |
| Rollin Moriyama | Fukado (uncredited) |
| Al Negbo | Marine (uncredited) |
| George Offerman, Jr. | Marine (uncredited) |
| Mrs. Poo Sai | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Mike Road | Ship's Captain (uncredited) |
| Fred Shellac | Marine (uncredited) |
| Buster Slaven | Marine (uncredited) |
| Clarke Stevens | Recruit (uncredited) |
| William Yokota | Old Japanese Man (uncredited) |
| Michael Capanna | Marine (uncredited) |
| Shirley Christensen | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Marcus Silva | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Trueman Oshima | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Ralph Nagai | Willie (uncredited) |
| Harris Matsushige | Japanese Soldier (uncredited) |
| Juan Marcus | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Charles Lee | Japanese Soldier (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lewis Milestone | Director |
| Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| William Reynolds | Editor |
| Winton C. Hoch | Director of Photography |
| Bruce MacDonald | Set Decoration |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Sol Kaplan | Original Music Composer |
| Harry Jackson | Director of Photography |
| Michael Blankfort | Screenplay |
| Thomas Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Fred Hall | Gaffer |
| Willard Buell | Makeup Artist |
| Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Bassler | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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From the Halls of Montezuma. To the Shores of Tripoli. U.S. Marines battle to take control of a Japanese held island in the Pacific… Directed by Lewis Milestone, Halls of Montezuma is unabashed in its flag waving paean to the U.S. Marines. With a strong ensemble cast to act out the play, Miles ... tone intercuts real war footage with skilled recreations of the guts and glory mission undertaken by the men. Film is very keen to let us know what sort of men are fighting this war, keeping the characterisations intimate, it’s a roll call of the brave, the stupid, the scared and the insane. Flashbacks help fill in the gaps of the men’s psychological make ups, and the futility of war message is deftly handled by the astute director. Colour photography is glossy and impressive, even if it strips away some of the grittiness the story needs to thrive on, and the musical score is kept to a minimum and suitably deals in plays on army anthems. All told it’s a thoroughly engrossing and potent war movie and highly recommended to fans of such fare. 7.5/10