Battle Cry

1955Movie⏱️ 2h 29mApproved

DramaRomanceWar

⭐ 6.4

IMDB Rating

2,811 votes

Young Marines have adventures in love and war.

Director

Raoul Walsh

Writers

N/A

Stars

Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Mona Freeman

Release Date

February 2, 1955

Language

English, Japanese, Navajo

Country

United States

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 56

Reviews

📋 1.9K

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🎭 Top Cast

Van Heflin

as Maj. Sam Huxley

Aldo Ray

as Andy Hookens

Mona Freeman

as Kathy

Nancy Olson

as Mrs. Pat Rogers

James Whitmore

as MSgt. Mac

Raymond Massey

as Maj. Gen. Snipes

Tab Hunter

as Dan 'Danny' Forrester

Dorothy Malone

as Mrs. Elaine Yarborough

Anne Francis

as Rae

William Campbell

as Pvt. 'Ski' Wronski

💰 Box Office

$17,440,000

Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.55 : 1

Filming Location

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, USA

Production

Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

world war two1940swar propagandaamputeewartime romance

🎯 Categories

DramaRomanceWar

⭐ Featured Review

Peyton Place set to the Marine Corp hymn.

by Gallard-2 • 1999-09-20

"Let me start by saying I really enjoyed this film and have watched it perhaps a half dozen times. The comments by Mr. Glassey do seem unfair to me. This movie doesnt show us the guts and bloodshed and realism that is accepted and maybe even expected by todays standards but it does show the loss of war. The fear of war and the heroism that was a part of being a marine in WWII. It shows us 3 dimensional characters like "High Pockets" who loves his men as much as he loves the Marines. Yes, I suppose some of the situations are glossed over but that is to be expected when you are trying..."

💡 Did You Know?

Film debut of L.Q. Jones (billed under his real name of "Justus E. McQueen"; he took his character's name in this film as his real name after this film was released).