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7.2Military investigator Colonel Edwards is assigned a case involving Major Cargill, a Korean War POW who is accused of treason. Although Cargill admits his guilt and Edwards' superiors are impatiently pushing Edwards to move the case to court martial, Edwards becomes convinced of Cargill's innocence.
Released: 1957-10-2397 minDir: Karl MaldenDrama, Mystery, War
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Cast
- Richard Widmark as Col. William Edwards
- Richard Basehart as Maj. Harry Cargill
- Dolores Michaels as Cpl. Jean Evans
- June Lockhart as Mrs. Cargill
- Carl Benton Reid as Lt. Gen. J. Connors
- Martin Balsam as Sgt. Baker
Themes
- cowardice
- black and white
- court martial
- korean war veteran
- war trauma
- military law
- prisoner of war camp
- american army
- psychological torture
- military investigation
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
1,368 votes
Metacritic
76/100
- Year
- 1957
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total
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