Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was mobilized with his National Guard unit as a sergeant. Came the day when, revolted by the cowardice of his lieutenant, who had fired at his own men, he hit him. Downgraded, he was sent to a disciplinary battalion. Sam now discovers his new detachment, his new commanding officer, just another cowardly brute, Captain Waco Grimes. While in combat, Sam will gradually become closer to the privates, working-class people he used to despise. He will become another man, a better man.
Stars: Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford, Buddy Ebsen, Robert Keith, Brad Dexter
Crew: Richard Fleischer (Director), Francis Gwaltney (Novel), Harry Brown (Screenplay), Leo Tover (Director of Photography), Lyle R. Wheeler (Art Direction), James B. Clark (Editor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Runtime: 94 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 11, 1956
IMDb: 5.1
Keywords:national guard, sergeant
