Eight Iron Men

1952
Approved
1h 20m

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6.5/10

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Lee Marvin, Mary Castle, Bonar Colleano, George Cooper, Nick Dennis, Arthur Franz, James Griffith, Richard Kiley, and Dickie Moore in Eight Iron Men (1952)

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During WW2 in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped in no man's land.During WW2 in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped in no man's land.During WW2 in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped in no man's land.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

752

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The German machine gun used to keep the soldier pinned in the shell hole kept malfunctioning. The prop men could not correct the problem. Tired of the delays, Lee Marvin, a WWII vet, stepped in and fixed the gun.

Goofs
When Lee Marvin calls Pvt. Collucci to be look out using binoculars. If you listen you will hear Jets fly over during WWII.

Quotes
Captain Trelawny: I came up here with a company and I'll be lucky to leave with a platoon.

Connections
Featured in Discovering Film: Lee Marvin (2015)

Soundtracks
The Anniversary Song
("Waves of the Danube") (uncredited)
Written by Iosif Ivanovici
)Hummed as two soldiers dance

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4/10

Lee Marvin is the only reason to see this film.

Based on a 1945 play by Harry Brown, this dreary movie moves between standard banter between men in a somewhat stressful situation (the bombed out rubble of a house in Italy) who are ordered out but are reluctant to leave a pinned down member of the platoon, and dream sequences that are painful, and populated by Rita Hayworth look-a-likes. While an excellent example of the continuing development of the persona of Lee Marvin, and containing one of last performances of Bonar Colleano, who would be killed in an auto accident a few years later, it is really a vehicle for several Hollywood character actors whose faces but not names come readily to mind (Arthur Franz, Richard Kiley (pre LaMancha), Barney Phillips and James Griffith). Not available on DVD or VHS, it surfaces occasionally on TV in connection with Lee Marvin retrospectives. That is the only reason to see this film.