The Naked and the Dead 1958 DVD - Aldo Ray / Cliff Robertson

Set in the Pacific during World War II, the film depicts a stark contrast between privileged officers and frontline soldiers. While the officers enjoy comfort and view war as a game they are destined to win, the common soldiers are mere pawns. When the campaign slows, a commander sends a squad to a strategic mountain behind enemy lines to observe Japanese troop movements. The team is initially led by a cynical, ruthless sergeant, Sgt. Sam Croft, who will stop at nothing to accomplish the mission—even scavenging gold from enemy corpses. However, after a confrontation, a wealthy and inexperienced lieutenant, Lt. Robert Hearn, is reassigned to command the mission. As the squad faces brutal conditions, both the lieutenant and sergeant are driven by different motivations but share a determination to ensure the mission's success. Cast: - Aldo Ray as Sgt. Sam Croft - Cliff Robertson as Lt. Robert Hearn - Raymond Massey as Gen. Cummings - Lili St. Cyr as Willa Mae (Lily) - Barbara Nichols as Mildred Croft - William Campbell as Brown - Richard Jaeckel as Gallagher - James Best as Rhidges - Joey Bishop as Roth - Jerry Paris as Goldstein - Robert Gist as Red - L.Q. Jones as Woodrow 'Woody' Wilson - Max Showalter as Col. Dalleson (as Casey Adams) - John Beradino as Capt. Mantelli (as John Berardino) - Edward McNally as Cohn - Greg Roman as Minetta Runtime: 131 minutes.