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Tarawa Beachhead: Directed by Paul Wendkos. With Kerwin Mathews, Julie Adams, Ray Danton, Karen Sharpe. A Marine sergeant falls in love with the widow of a comrade shot in combat by their lieutenant.
- (158)
- Drama, War
- Paul Wendkos
- 1958-11-02
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Tarawa Beachhead is a 1958 war film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Columbia Pictures contract star Kerwin Mathews in his first leading role and the husband and wife team of Ray Danton and Julie Adams. The working title of the film was Flag over Tarawa and was originally to have starred Ronald Reagan.
"Battle of the Coral Sea" director Paul Wenkos' World War II epic "Tarawa Beachhead" qualifies as a grim, War-Is-Hell, combat movie about the U.S. Marines in the South Pacific. Kerwin Mathews and Ray Danton portray jarhead officers who clash because the latter is an ambitious but reckless glory hound while the former is a down-to-earth guy.
A Marine sergeant (Kerwin Mathews) witnesses an officer (Ray Danton). kill one of their men at Guadalcanal to cover his own incompetence, and fears he won't ...
- 76 min
- 534.1K
- LionHeart FilmWorks
Overview. A soldier is expected to never question the actions of his commanding officer, but when a Marine sees his CO breaking the law, he finds himself facing a difficult dilemma in this provocative war drama. Paul Wendkos. Director. Richard Alan Simmons. Screenplay.
Tarawa Beachhead: Directed by Paul Wendkos. With Kerwin Mathews, Julie Adams, Ray Danton, Karen Sharpe. A marine sergeant witnesses a captain kill one of their men at Guadalcanal to cover his own incompetence, and fears he won't be believed because of rank, so finds the captain has gotten him assigned to his next command plus is cozying up to ...
