Attack (1956)

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In 1945, an American Infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between Captain Cooney and Lieutenant Costa run high.

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Cast & Crew

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Director:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Norman Brooks (play), James Poe (screenplay)
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Awards

1 win & 1 nomination.

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13 August 2002 | esteban1747
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| An Episode of the Second World War in Belgium
A coward officer, captain Cooney, sent part of his troops to a sure death, but the lieutenant (Jack Palance) responsible of this mission fights enough to protect his subordinates and to conclude it successfully. Other officers recognize the wrong and egoist behavior of his captain and decided to kill him. The fact is that this officer was closely friendly with his Lt. Colonel (Lee Marvin), who although misinformed of the way Cooney died, never believed this version and for so decided to propose a posthumous honor to his coward friend (!!!). Whether this really happened is not the problem, the fact is that this could take place in any war if the officers have not enough ethics as humans. This is an old film directed masterfully by Aldrich, which is a real jewel of war genre. Palance acted in an excellent way, perhaps one of his best presentations in the big screen.

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Although he plays a coward in this film, in real life Eddie Albert, who served in WW II, was a war hero. At the Battle of Tarawa (1943), whilst braving heavy enemy fire, he rescued over 70 wounded Marines, loading them on to his landing craft and taking them back to other ships to receive medical care. For these actions he was award the Bronze Star with "V" device for valor.

Quotes

Pfc. Bernstein: Cooney's a schlemiel - a southern fried schlemiel!

Goofs

In the last 10 minutes of the movie, a character is shot by several other characters. With each of these shots, an empty shell casing should have been ejected from the rifles (M1 carbine and M1). In addition, the empty brass would have made a noticeable "tink" sound as it hit the stone floor in the cellar.

Crazy Credits

Opening credits prologue: EUROPE 1944

Alternate Versions

When originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'X' rating. All cuts were waived in 1997 when the film was granted a 'PG' certificate for home video.

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Plot Summary

Genres

Action | Drama | War

Details

Release Date:

17 October 1956

Language

English, German, French

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Albertson Ranch, Triunfo, California, USA

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Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

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