Summary
The Naked and the Dead is an American war film first released in 1958,
directed by Raoul Walsh.
The film is based on a novel by Norman Mailer and stars Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson, Raymond Massey, Lili St. Cyr and Barbara Nichols.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Raoul Walsh
- Script: Norman Mailer (novel), Denis Sanders, Terry Sanders
- Photo: Joseph LaShelle
- Music: Bernard Herrmann
- Cast: Aldo Ray (Sgt. Sam Croft), Cliff Robertson (Lt. Robert Hearn), Raymond Massey (Gen. Cummings), Lili St. Cyr (Willa Mae aka Lily), Barbara Nichols (Mildred Croft), William Campbell (Brown), Richard Jaeckel (Gallagher), James Best (Rhidges), Joey Bishop (Roth), Jerry Paris (Goldstein), Robert Gist (Red), L.Q. Jones (Woodrow ’Woody’ Wilson), Max Showalter (Col. Dalleson), John Beradino (Capt. Mantelli), Edward McNally (Cohn), Greg Roman (Minetta), Henry Amargo (Sgt. Julio Martinez), Alan Austin (Lieutenant), Paul Bryar (General), David Carlile (Patient), John Close (Captain), Audrey Conti (Girl in Dream Sequence), John Dennis (Master Sgt. – Dispatch Messenger), Saundra Edwards (Girl in Dream Sequence), Lydia Goya (Stripper), Norman Grabowski (Shipboard Soldier), Tom Greenway (General), Edwin Gregson (Pvt. Wyman, Dies of Snakebite), Val Hidey (Stripper), Robert Hosai (Japanese Prisoner), William Hudson (Major), Nelson Leigh (Admiral), Taffy O’Neil (Stripper), Liz Renay (B-Girl), Ronnie Rondell Jr. (Soldier), Bert Stevens (Officer at Meeting), Vern Taylor (Patient), Bruce Underhill (Soldier), Ralph Volkie (Bartender), Ted White (Bit Role), Grace Lee Whitney (GIrl in Dream Sequence), Sandy Wirth (Girl in Dream Sequence)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 131 min
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Drama / War






