Eight Iron Men
Eight Iron Men is a 1952 American World War II drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Stanley Kramer. It stars Bonar Colleano, Arthur Franz, Lee Marvin, Richard Kiley and Mary Castle. Lee Marvin's powerful performance as the squad's leader ratchets up the suspense along with Dmytryk's noir style direction and J. Roy Hunt's deft cinematography.
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Mary Castle on poster | |
| Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Screenplay by | Harry Brown |
| Based on | A Sound of Hunting 1945 play by Harry Brown |
| Produced by | Stanley Kramer |
| Starring | Bonar Colleano Arthur Franz Lee Marvin Richard Kiley Mary Castle |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Aaron Stell, Harry W. Gerstad |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
Production company | Stanley Kramer Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The screenplay by Harry Brown was based on his 1945 play A Sound of Hunting, which had featured Sam Levene, Frank Lovejoy and Burt Lancaster during its short run on Broadway from Nov 20, 1945 to Dec 08, 1945. "Burton" Lancaster had played Sgt. Mooney, Lee Marvin's role in the original play, Sam Levene played Pvt. Colluci and Frank Lovejoy played PFC Coke.
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