By Paul M. Edwards
Written via a well informed movie critic and Korean conflict pupil, this can be the one consultant completely dedicated to the examine of Hollywood and tv motion pictures according to the Korean struggle, 1950-1953. It opens with 8 brief essays, discussing the charm of the conflict movie style, executive and filmmaker cooperation, the isolation of Korean battle motion pictures from different battle motion pictures, why John Wayne did not make a Korean conflict movie, the opposite actors who did, the plots of Korean struggle movies, tv and Korean battle movies, and the myths because of motion pictures. Eighty-four movies are then mentioned in alphabetically prepared entries.
The entries comprise creation unit, colour prestige, manufacturer, director, screenwriter, actors and actresses, motion picture size, and the author's numerical ranking of the movie. The observation locations every one movie in the context of alternative struggle movies, the Korean conflict, developments in Hollywood, and the social and political realities of the us. the movies are also indexed chronologically. manufacturers, administrators, screenwriters, actors, and actresses are listed by means of accountability and are integrated within the normal index. The publication additionally offers a listing of 109 documentary movies on hand for public viewing.
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The first television movie about Vietnam was "The Ballad of Andy Crocker" aired on ABC on November 18, 1969. It left a lot to be desired. But if the military was happy with Wayne's film, they were openly concerned about Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam classic Apocalypse Now (1979). Based, in part, on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness it reflected the same underside of human nature, aggravated by the unrealities of the war in Vietnam. The military was of no help. Nor were they for The Boys in Company C (1977), Coming Home (1978), The Deer Hunter (1978), or the low-key classic Go Tell the Spartans (1978).
Dana Andrews, John Agar, Richard Basehart, and Gene Evans all had major roles in less than important films, as did Dean Jagger, Van Heflin, and Robert Walker, who played character parts. Richard Egan appeared in several films 28 The War There was, as well, an opportunity for young stars. Many appeared for the first time in one of these low-budget films. Some rose to fame fairly quickly as did Rock Hudson who had a minor role listed as "upper classman" in Air Cadet in 1951 but who by 1957 was billed as the star in Battle Hvmn.
Or, as was often the case, sent to the hospital where they could meet the romantic interest. When they reappear it was with clean white bandages (quite often their arm in a sling) and enjoyed the use of all limbs and senses. Few persons appeared later, whether in the military or at home, without limbs or confined to a wheelchair. Nor are they portrayed as unbalanced, or as a "walking time bomb," which has become the characterization of many Vietnam veterans. Certainly the question of the ,fbrainwashed" veteran appears in a few films like The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and one or two long-term mental breakdowns from the war as reflected in Strange Intruder (1956) where a previous POW created problems.