excellent war drama and realistic account of a courageous u. s. infantry unit try to gain control of high ground hold by sniper and flame thrower in korea on the edge of armistice in 1953. all star cast that feature gregory peck and rip torn and george peppard and woody strode and harry guardino and bob steele . also look for robert blake and martin landau and gavin macleod in this grim and desperate military action . peck be rock solid and in command . direct by lewis milestone .