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The Naked and the Dead (1958)
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131 min | Drama, War

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The Naked and the Dead (1958)

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131 min | Drama, War

Set during the Pacific War against the Japanese, this WW2 drama discerns between achieving one's mission at any cost versus preserving the lives under one's command and enforcing discipline through fear as opposed to mutual respect.

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Director

Writers

Denis Sanders (screenplay) | Terry Sanders (screenplay) | Norman Mailer (novel)

Producer

Composer

Bernard Herrmann

Cinematographer

Joseph LaShelle

Editor

Arthur P. Schmidt

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Release date

Aug 6, 1958 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
44 cast members

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Aldo Ray Sgt. Sam Croft Sgt. Sam Croft See fewer	We're No Angels (1955)
Cliff Robertson Lt. Robert Hearn Lt. Robert Hearn See fewer	Spider-Man (2002)
Raymond Massey Gen. Cummings Gen. Cummings See fewer	Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Lili St. Cyr Willa Mae aka Lily Willa Mae aka Lily See fewer	Cinderella's Love Lesson (1953)
Barbara Nichols Mildred Croft Mildred Croft See fewer	Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
William Campbell Brown Brown See fewer	Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Richard Jaeckel Gallagher Gallagher See fewer	Starman (1984)
James Best Rhidges Rhidges See fewer	The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
Joey Bishop Roth Roth See fewer	The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
Jerry Paris Goldstein Goldstein See fewer	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Robert Gist Red Red See fewer	Strangers on a Train (1951)
L.Q. Jones Woodrow 'Woody' Wilson Woodrow 'Woody' Wilson See fewer	The Edge (1997)
Max Showalter Col. Dalleson (as Casey Adams) Col. Dalleson (as Casey Adams) See fewer	Sixteen Candles (1984)
John Beradino Capt. Mantelli (as John Berardino) Capt. Mantelli (as John Berardino) See fewer	General Hospital (1963)
Edward McNally Cohn Cohn See fewer	You Are There (1953)
Greg Roman Minetta Minetta See fewer	The New Breed (1961)
Henry Amargo Sgt. Julio Martinez (uncredited) Sgt. Julio Martinez (uncredited) See fewer	I Spy (1965)
Alan Austin Lieutenant (uncredited) Lieutenant (uncredited) See fewer	This Is Not a Test (1962)
Jered Barclay Corporal (uncredited) Corporal (uncredited) See fewer	War of the Satellites (1958)
Paul Bryar General (uncredited) General (uncredited) See fewer	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
David Carlile Patient (uncredited) Patient (uncredited) See fewer	Police Woman (1974)
John Close Captain (uncredited) Captain (uncredited) See fewer	Sudden Danger (1955)
Audrey Conti Girl in Dream Sequence (uncredited) Girl in Dream Sequence (uncredited) See fewer	Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
Jann Darlyn Betty (uncredited) Betty (uncredited) See fewer	The Bob Cummings Show (1955)
John Dennis Master Sgt. - Dispatch Messenger (uncredited) Master Sgt. - Dispatch Messenger (uncredited) See fewer	Soylent Green (1973)
Saundra Edwards Girl in Dream Sequence (uncredited) Girl in Dream Sequence (uncredited) See fewer	77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Lydia Goya Stripper (uncredited) Stripper (uncredited) See fewer	Virgin Sacrifice (1960)
Norman Grabowski Shipboard Soldier (uncredited) Shipboard Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	The Towering Inferno (1974)
Tom Greenway General (uncredited) General (uncredited) See fewer	Rawhide (1959)
Edwin Gregson Pvt. Wyman, Dies of Snakebite (uncredited) Pvt. Wyman, Dies of Snakebite (uncredited) See fewer
Val Hidey Stripper (uncredited) Stripper (uncredited) See fewer	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
Robert Hosai Japanese Prisoner (uncredited) Japanese Prisoner (uncredited) See fewer	McHale's Navy (1962)
William Hudson Major (uncredited) Major (uncredited) See fewer	The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
Nelson Leigh Admiral (uncredited) Admiral (uncredited) See fewer	Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960)
Taffy O'Neil Stripper (uncredited) Stripper (uncredited) See fewer	Kiss Me Baby (1957)
Liz Renay B-Girl (uncredited) B-Girl (uncredited) See fewer	Desperate Living (1977)
Ronnie Rondell Jr. Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Larry Sterling Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited) See fewer
Bert Stevens Officer at Meeting (uncredited) Officer at Meeting (uncredited) See fewer	Perry Mason (1957)
Vern Taylor Patient (uncredited) Patient (uncredited) See fewer	Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Bruce Underhill Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	Panic! (1957)
Ralph Volkie Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited) See fewer	Leather Gloves (1948)
Grace Lee Whitney Girl in Dream Sequence (uncredited) Girl in Dream Sequence (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Sandy Wirth Girl in Dream Sequence (uncredited) Girl in Dream Sequence (uncredited) See fewer	Missile to the Moon (1958)

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