Beachhead (1954)

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Set in the Philippines during WWII, this suspenseful and realistic war drama chronicles the courage of a unit of US Marines as they try to save a plantation owner/Allied spy and his beautiful daughter from the Japanese who have taken over a densely jungled island. The spy has crucial information to relay so the Marines must hurry. Unfortunately, during the rescue, the platoon is ambushed and all but one sailor, the spy and his daughter are killed. Now the three must somehow survive the jungle and make it to safety before it is too late. The story was shot on location in Hawaii. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Starring:: Tony Curtis, Frank Lovejoy, (more)

Director(s):: Stuart Heisler

Format(s):: DVD
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Synopsis of Beachhead

Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 90 mins

Complete Cast of Beachhead

Tony Curtis - Burke
Mary Murphy - Nina
Skip Homeier - Reynolds
Alan Wells - Biggerman

Frank Lovejoy - Sgt. Fletcher
Eduard Franz - Bouchard
John Doucette - Major Scott
Akira Fukunaga - Japanese Sailor

Director(s):: Stuart Heisler

Writer(s):: Richard Alan Simmons

Producer(s):: Howard W. Koch

Categories:: War

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	John H.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

This is an interesting movie set in the Philipines just prior to its liberation from the Japanese. Tony Curtis is excellent in his role of a cynical hard fighting Marine who is sent on an intelligence mission with three others in his platoon. Not to give away the plot; the story is full of action and suspense. The movie was filmed in Hawaii in the early 1950's and the scenery and photography are amazing. This is a must see for those who like war drama.

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	Thomas B.

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Beachhead is based on a book by Richard G Huber, a WWII vet, called I've Got Mine. It may be based, in part, on a true event. A similar movie was made about 15 years later called Ambush Bay. It was filmed in a park in Hawaii and looked ok for a 1954 color film. Frank Lovejoy is great as the old sergeant who the men had issues with due to a previously failed mission. The description is incorrect. More than one man survived during the attempted rescue of the French plantation owner who just happened to have a beautiful daughter living with him that nobody knew about. Just another one of the many farmer's daughter / secret mission movies. It is a B movie at best. Skip it.