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Men in War Movie Review Summary

Actors: Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, L.Q. Jones, Robert Keith, Vic Morrow

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MEN IN WAR is a movie directed by Anthony Mann in 1957. Screenplay by Philip Yordan.
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Korea, 1950, Sept. 6th. Robert Ryan and his platoon are isolated in enemy's territory. They must retreat in order to join their lines back. On their way, they cross the road of Aldo Ray, a sergeant and his catatonic colonel. The enemy is invisible and kills the soldiers one by one.


The review of this Movie prepared by Daniel Staebler



Script Analysis of Men in War

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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 40%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 20%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 40% Time/Era of Movie:    -   1930's-1950's War Thriller    -   Yes Armed Forces:    -   Army Specific to    -   Korea War story:    -   escaping behind enemy lines

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   infantry soldier Age:    -   40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White (American)

Setting

Asia/Pacific    -   Yes Asian country:    -   the Koreas Jungles?    -   Yes Jungles    -   heat/bugs Forest?    -   Yes

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately messy visuals of dead Kind of violence:    -   guns    -   knives Unusual forms of death    -   perforation--bullets    -   perforation--swords/knives Is this movie based on a    -   book

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