Richard Widmark
Col. William Edwards
1957•1h 37m•Released•EN
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“This is the face of war you've never seen before!”
Overview
Military investigator Colonel Edwards is assigned a case involving Major Cargill, a Korean War POW who is accused of treason. Although Cargill admits his guilt and Edwards' superiors are impatiently pushing Edwards to move the case to court martial, Edwards becomes convinced of Cargill's innocence.
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Movie Details
Release Date
October 23, 1957
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
7.2 / 10
Votes
28
Budget
Not available
Revenue
Not available
Status
Released
Popularity
2.0
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Cast
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Richard Basehart
Maj. Harry Cargill
Dolores Michaels
Cpl. Jean Evans
June Lockhart
Mrs. Cargill
Carl Benton Reid
Lt. Gen. J. Connors
Martin Balsam
Sgt. Baker
Rip Torn
Lt. George Miller
Khigh Dhiegh
Col. Kim (as Kaie Deei)
Yale Wexler
Capt. Joe Connors
Alan Dexter
Mike
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Manning Ross
Lt. Harvey
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Joe Di Reda
Gus
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