A war film that doesn't pull any punches in it's depiction of the inherent futility of war. It's a "lions led by donkeys" affair with Gregory Peck and his men sent on a propaganda mission to secure a strategically irrelevant mound of rock and dirt in the last days of the Korean war.
The ensuing slog and mindless carnage, along with the screaming ineptitude of the brass coordinating the debacle from the relative safety of command posts, make for gripping and affecting viewing.
Filmed in grainy black and white, it's a tough and stark depiction of a type of warfare the pointlessness of which the world continues to fail to learn by to this day. Most everyone gets blown away. For no good reason.
The ensuing slog and mindless carnage, along with the screaming ineptitude of the brass coordinating the debacle from the relative safety of command posts, make for gripping and affecting viewing.
Filmed in grainy black and white, it's a tough and stark depiction of a type of warfare the pointlessness of which the world continues to fail to learn by to this day. Most everyone gets blown away. For no good reason.