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The Reluctant Heroes (1971)

The Reluctant Heroes

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1h 13m

November 23rd, 1971

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Synopsis

An army tale about an egghead ninety-day-wonder who relies on ancient tactics he remembers from the history books to save his beleaguered squad on an important mission in Korea.

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Cast

Ken Berry
Lt. Parnell Murphy
Jim Hutton
Cpl. Bill Lukens
Trini López
Pvt. Sam Rivera
Don Marshall
Pvt. Carver LeMoyne
Ralph Meeker
Capt. Luke Danvers
Cameron Mitchell
Sgt. Marion Bryce
Warren Oates
Cpl. Leroy Sprague
Richard Young
Pvt. Golden
Michael St. George
Cpl. Bates
Soon-Tek Oh
Korean Officer
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Directors

Robert Day
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Producers

Shelley Hull
associate producer
Robert Mirisch
producer
Aaron Spelling
executive producer
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Writers

Ernest Frankel
(as Ernie Frankel)
Herman Hoffman
screenplay
Herman Hoffman
story
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Keywords

korea
korean war
abc movie of the week

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

November 23rd, 1971 (United States of America)
November 23rd, 1971 (United States of America) theatrical
November 23rd, 1971 (United States of America) ABC TV

Alternative Titles

The Egghead on Hill 656
The Reluctant Heroes (original title)
Til Sidste Mand (Denmark) (video box title)
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Locations

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

73 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
A.B.C.
ABC Studios
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Distribution Companies

Star Video (Australia)
Worldvision Enterprises (United States of America)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (United States of America) (original airing)

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