Tag: Lewis Milestone

Mutiny On The Bounty Script

Script by:Charles Lederer (Screenplay), Charles Nordhoff (Novel)
Directed by:Lewis Milestone
Year:1962
IMDb:tt0056264

Plot:The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a paradise for the crew, something completely different than the living hell aboard the ship. On the way back to England, officer Fletcher Christian becomes the leader of a mutiny.
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The Purple Heart Script

Script by:Jerome Cady (Writer), Darryl F. Zanuck (Story)
Directed by:Lewis Milestone
Year:1944
IMDb:tt0037197

Plot:This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.
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A Walk in the Sun Script

Script by:Harry Brown (Writer), Robert Rossen (Screenplay)
Directed by:Lewis Milestone
Year:1945
IMDb:tt0038235

Plot:In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount. Unusually realistic picture of war as long quiet stretches of talk, punctuated by sharp, random bursts of violent action whose relevance to the big picture is often unknown to the soldiers.
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Halls Of Montezuma Script

Script by:Michael Blankfort (Writer)
Directed by:Lewis Milestone
Year:1950
IMDb:tt0042539

Plot:Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into battle on a heavily fortified island. This action-packed story follows the squad as they pick their way through enemy-infested jungles on a time sensitive mission to find the source of the enemy rockets. As the mission progresses, the squad and leader overcome many challenges as they are transformed into an effective and efficient fighting unit.
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