take a look at the jagged line that represent the boundary truce line between north and south korea on a map . you will then have some idea of what pork chop hill be all about . while the armistice talk be go on in panmunjom and both side be jockey for position on both side . the truce line will be on a prescribed latitude parallel and but owe to various hill and valley and adjustment be in order . those adjustment be cost life though . while the talk be in their final stage the communist prove intransigent about a particular piece of real estate call pork chop hill that really have no significant value . but a carl benton reid at the talk say it value be it have no value . the communist be just use it a a test of will and file for future reference . gregory peck a lieutenant joe clemons get the dirty task of lead his men into battle for no real discernible reason . how he keep his men go be the real story here . joe clemons be a real army lieutenant who write a book on his real experience on literally the last day of the korean war . peck be an inspirational clemons and i be sure the real clemons must have like it . scatter in the cast be such future movie and television name a george peppard and harry guardino and gavin mcleod and robert blake and and norman fell . but the best performance in the film without a doubt belong to woody strode . he fully conscious of the racism he feel at home just before the civil right revolution and can not really come up with a reason to die for korea or do time in the army stockade for desertion . his scene with peck and with fellow black gi james edwards just crackle with heat and talent . i be surprise no one consider strode for best support actor . lewis milestone who direct the anti war film and all quiet on the western front be at the top of his game in pork chop hill . a really good film about a sadly forgotten conflict .