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Battle Cry

The men who fought. The women who waited. And the stolen moments they shared.

The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat.

2h 29m1955NRTMDb 5.8

WarDramaRomance

English

Crew and Cast

Raoul WalshRaoul WalshDirectorVan HeflinVan HeflinMajor Sam HuxleyAldo RayAldo RayAndy HookensMona FreemanMona FreemanKathyJames WhitmoreJames WhitmoreMSgt. MacNancy OlsonNancy OlsonMrs. Pat RogersRaymond MasseyRaymond MasseyMajor General SnipesTab HunterTab HunterPvt Dan 'Danny' ForresterAnne FrancisAnne FrancisRaeDorothy MaloneDorothy MaloneMrs Elaine YarboroughFess ParkerFess ParkerPvt SpeedyPerry LopezPerry LopezPvt Joe Gomez aka Spanish JoeWilliam CampbellWilliam CampbellPvt 'Ski" Wronski
Jonas ApplegarthPvt LightowerL.Q. JonesL.Q. JonesPvt. L.Q. JonesAllyn Ann McLerieAllyn Ann McLerieRuby · Waitress in DinerJohn LuptonJohn LuptonPvt. · Cpl. Marion 'Sister Mary' HotchkissTommy CookTommy CookCpl. Ziltch · Huxley's orderly
Felix NoriegoPvt. Crazy Horse · Navajo PhonetalkerSusan MorrowSusan MorrowSusan · Ski's girlCarleton YoungCarleton YoungMaj. Jim Wellman · Battalion Executive OfficerRhys WilliamsRhys WilliamsEnoch RogersGregory WalcottGregory WalcottSgt. Jim Beller · Drill InstructorFrank FergusonFrank FergusonMr. Hector WalkerSarah SelbySarah SelbyMrs. ForresterWillis BoucheyWillis BoucheyMr. Forrester
Lee AllenMinor RoleRoxanne ArlenRoxanne ArlenBlonde Girl
David ArmstrongOther Boy
Joan ArnoldCheap Dame
John AyresConductor

Storyline

The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat.

  • Warner Bros. Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
2 February 1955
Runtime
2h 29m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
5.8 / 10 (28 votes)

Production

Director
Raoul Walsh
Writers
Leon Uris
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
Navajo, Japanese, Spanish, English