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  1. Attack. (1956 film) Attack! Attack, also known as Attack!, is a 1956 American war film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, William Smithers, Robert Strauss, Richard Jaeckel, Buddy Ebsen and Peter van Eyck. The cinematographer was Joseph Biroc . "A cynical and grim account of war", [5] the film is set ...

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0048966Attack (1956) - IMDb

    Attack: Directed by Robert Aldrich. With Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, Robert Strauss. In 1944, an American Infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between Captain Cooney and Lieutenant Costa run high.

    • (5.9K)
    • Action, Drama, War
    • Robert Aldrich
    • 1956-10-17
  3. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › 1100820-attackAttack! | Rotten Tomatoes

    Attack was a 1956 war movie that painted a grim picture of the corrupting influence of war, the brutality of the fighting, and the incompetence and corruption in high places. Indeed the US Defence ...

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    • Jack Palance
    • Robert Aldrich
    • The Associates & Aldrich Company Inc.
  4. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Jack Palance. ... Lt. Joe Costa - Fox Co. Eddie Albert. ... Capt. Erskine Cooney. Lee Marvin.

  5. Although a November 1956 memo indicated that Attack was denied exhibition at Army bases in Germany, a September 19, 1956 Hollywood Reporter news item reported that "Army and Air Force officials have given their seal of approval" and would assist in promoting the film.

  6. Attack!, American war film, released in 1956, that was considered groundbreaking for its exploration of cowardice and nepotism in the U.S. military. The film, set in the European theater during World War II, follows an American platoon that must contend with both a superior German force and the incompetence of its own leader, the cowardly Capt. Erskine Cooney (played by Eddie Albert).

  7. During the closing months of WWII, a National Guard Infantry Company is assigned the task of setting up artillery observation posts in a strategic area. Lieutenant Costa knows that Captain Cooney is in command only because of 'connections' he had made state-side. Costa has serious doubts concerning Cooney's ability to lead the group.

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