American troops storm ashore on a Japanese-held island and push inland while their enemies plan a counterattack in this look at warfare. Soldiers on both sides are haunted by memories of home and the horrifying, sickening images they find in combat.
Cornel Wilde
as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator
Rip Torn
as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell
Burr DeBenning
as Pvt. Egan
Patrick Wolfe
as Pvt. Joseph Joshua Cliff
Jean Wallace
as Julie MacDonald
Jaime Sánchez
as Pvt. Colombo
Dale Ishimoto
as Capt. Tanaka
Genki Koyama
as Col. Sugiyama
Gene Blakely
as Goldberg
Michael Parsons
as Sgt. Lindstrom