Retreat, Hell! (1952)
Approved | 95 min | War, Drama | 6 October 1952 (Sweden)
During the Korean War, a U.S. Marine battalion must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies, freezing temperatures and constant attacks by overwhelming numbers of Chinese soldiers.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Writers: Milton Sperling (screenplay), Ted Sherdeman (screenplay)
Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Richard Carlson, Anita Louise
Approved | 95 min | War, Drama | 6 October 1952 (Sweden)
During the Korean War, a U.S. Marine battalion must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies, freezing temperatures and constant attacks by overwhelming numbers of Chinese soldiers.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Writers: Milton Sperling (screenplay), Ted Sherdeman (screenplay)
Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Richard Carlson, Anita Louise
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00:00Stand by.
00:03Attention.
00:09At ease.
00:12What a break getting Colonel Corbett.
00:15He's a great officer. I served with him at Tarawa.
00:19Training order number 1-50 to all commanding officers.
00:22Subject training and combat readiness.
00:26Due to the urgency of the situation and the limited time available for training,
00:29the following will be strictly adhered to.
00:321. All personnel will be available for training on 24-hour basis.
00:372. Priority for training will be
00:40A. Physical fitness.
00:42D. Coordination of individual weapons and supporting arms.
00:45Artillery, air and tanks.
00:47C. Scouting and patrolling.
00:50D. Small unit offensive and defensive tactics, inclusive of night problems.
00:56Signed D.R. Smith, S3, by direction of the commanding officer.
01:01I intend to follow these orders to the letter.
01:04I intend that this battalion will be in top efficiency on embarkation date.
01:09All of you men have brought families with you.
01:12Say goodbye to them tonight because this battalion is moving 20 miles into the hills and is going to stay there.
01:17We will depart for the training area at 0500 tomorrow.
01:21That's all.
01:23Attention!
01:26Carry on.
01:32Oh, Colonel.
01:35Colonel Corbett, did I understand you to say that the battalion would be in the boondocks the whole time we're here?
01:40That's correct, Captain.
01:41Well, I brought my wife and two children along with me.
01:44Since I'm driving my own car and wouldn't be tying up a battalion vehicle, may I have permission to drive back to my own quarters tonight?
01:50Permission denied.
01:51But, sir, I brought them all the way from Denver just...
01:53Captain Hanson, I can understand you wanting to be with your family evenings.
01:58But I also know that in a short time we're going to be engaged in a shooting war when only combat readiness counts.
02:04By training this battalion to the maximum in the time left, I hope to ensure to get you back home safe to spend the rest of your life with your family.
02:11Do you understand that?
02:13Yes, sir.
02:14I guess I got a little confused. I'm just a family man.
02:16You're a Marine, Captain Hanson.
02:18And don't you forget it.