Beachhead

The other reviews pretty much cover the ground. The premise is pretty hokey.

I'm a big fan of B movies but this one wind the award for bad acting. Tony Curtis has done some really good films.

In war you can't change sides or provide comfort to the enemy ... the marines were easy cannon fodder in ww2 because they were given the toughest jobs against an enemy that had zero empathy ...

About half-way through the movie, there's an episode with a Japanese prisoner that's really chilling and unexpected. It's what I've remembered of this war film over the years, and I expect it took some nerve for the screenplay to treat the topic in such a cold-blooded way.

During WWII a commando is assigned a dangerous mission on an island of Pacific already inhabited by stranded Japanese forces . The American platoon is commanded by sergeant Fletcher (Frank Lovejoy) who rules over soldiers (Tony Curtis , Skip Homeier..

"Beachhead" is an okay war film but it certainly could have been a lot better. It's a shame, as with a few changes, it would have been a dandy film.

SPOILER: Description of a combat scene. There are many reviews of BEACHHEAD so I won't post one.

I remember this movie because I saw it at Ten Mile River Boy Scout Camp about 1955-56 And I remember it because The Camp Master had made an announcement that they had a surprise for us that night.And of course all day long we wondered what it was.

My main reason for seeing 'Beachhead' was for Tony Curtis, as part of my project of seeing many films of his as possible when many of his films appeared as recommendations here. It has been a worthwhile and interesting project on the whole, some not so good films but also a good deal of decent-great ones.