All the Young Men

All the Young Men is a 1960 American Korean War feature film directed by Hall Bartlett and starring Alan Ladd and Sidney Poitier dealing with desegregation in the United States Marine Corps. Poitier plays a sergeant unexpectedly placed in command of the survivors of a platoon in the Korean War. The film explores the racial integration of the American military, centering on the African-American sergeant's struggle to win the trust and respect of the men in his unit.

All the Young Men
1960 theatrical poster
Directed byHall Bartlett
Written byHall Bartlett
Produced byHall Bartlett
StarringAlan Ladd
Sidney Poitier
James Darren
Glenn Corbett
Mort Sahl
Ana St. Clair
Ingemar Johansson
CinematographyDaniel L. Fapp
Edited byAl Clark
Music byGeorge Duning
Production
companies
Jaguar Productions
Ladd Enterprises
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 26, 1960 (1960-08-26)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budgetover $1 million
Box office$2,000,000 (US/ Canada)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.