Robert Wagner
Sfc. Pvt. Sam Francis Gifford
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Plot. In 1945, on a Pacific island, Sergeant Sam Gifford (Wagner) is demoted to the rank of private after striking an officer. He is transferred to a punishment company, run by the dictatorial Captain Grimes, who insists on being called "Waco" in order to prevent his own death by Japanese snipers.
A drama about a spoiled rich Southerner who changes during World War II. See cast, crew, plot, trivia, reviews, ratings, and more for this film nominated for an Oscar.
- (1.5K)
- Drama, War
- Richard Fleischer
- 1956-12-29
A war film directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Robert Wagner and Terry Moore. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
On his family's plantation, Sam Francis Gifford (Robert Wagner) is a pretentious man who's unsympathetic to the less fortunate. But when World War II strikes, Gifford finds his inherited wealth...
- (1.8K)
- Richard Fleischer
- War
- Robert Wagner
From the best-selling novel of young love in war! Overview. 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.
Brief Synopsis. A wealthy, bigoted Southerm man enters the service shortly after Pearl Harbor and learns some lessons about racism and survival from an aging sharecropper.
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A war film about a spoiled rich son who becomes a better man after serving in the Pacific. The plot summary is based on the memories of Sam Gifford, a former sergeant who fought in World War II.
