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Cry of Battle. Cry of Battle is a 1963 American coming-of-age action war film based on the 1951 novel Fortress in the Rice by Benjamin Appel, who was a journalist and special assistant to the U.S. commissioner for the Philippines from 1945-46. The film stars Van Heflin, James MacArthur, Rita Moreno and Leopoldo Salcedo.
- Fortress in the Rice, by Benjamin Appel
- Joe Steinberg, Eddie Romero
Cry of Battle: Directed by Irving Lerner. With Van Heflin, Rita Moreno, James MacArthur, Leopoldo Salcedo. During World War II, the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese, and finds romance and adventure.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Irving Lerner
- 1963-10-09
Cry of Battle (1963) found the fiftyish Heflin in one of his most despicable portrayals, a merchant seaman who uses the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941 to serve his own ends. The production was shepherded by independent producer Joe Steinberg, whose brother was a wealthy Manila landowner amenable to footing the below-the-line costs ...
- Irving Lerner, José Dagumboy, D. K. Trofeo
- Van Heflin
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Cry of Battle. 1963 · 1 hr 40 min. TV-PG. Drama · War · Action. A rich kid falls into the trenches of guerilla warfare in Japan during World War II and is reluctantly taken under the wing of a veteran soldier. Starring: Van Heflin Rita Moreno James MacArthur Leopoldo Salcedo Sidney Clute. Directed by: Irving Lerner. A rich kid falls into the ...
- Irving Lerner
- January 1, 1963
- 99 min
Cry of Battle Released Oct 9, 1963 1h 39m War List Reviews 0% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score A rich man's son (James MacArthur) joins a gruff soldier (Van Heflin) fighting the Japanese in ...
- War
- Van Heflin
- Irving Lerner
During World War II, the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese, and finds romance and adventure. Irving Lerner. Director. Benjamin Appel. Novel. Bernard Gordon.
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