Pork Chop Hill (1959) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

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Olive is now releasing another Untied Artists film? It seems there is a new deal with Olive and United Artists.

Definite purchase, intense, realistic war film with stirling cast headed by Gregory Peck, with Rip Torn, George Peppard, Woody Strode and Harry Guardino.

Once I bought the Region B Blu-ray, I knew it was only a matter of time before it's released in Region A.

A great "War" film and I highly recommend its purchase. I just hope Olive has a good presentation of it on this upcoming BD.

I saw this film when it opened theatrically; was too young to grasp all the ambiguities. Saw it recently in a decent HD transfer and was happy to see that it has held up very well. It's a worthy companion to the other great Milestone war movies: All Quiet on the Western Front and A Walk in the Sun.

Yeah, a personal fave, seen as a kid on TV, but left a definite impression, especially one scene, where a soldier -- a bit of a sad sack, ims -- is crawling along in front of some NK machine gun positions. He pulls a pin on a grenade and tries to toss it in, but it bounces off the wood header bar, rolls downslope and nearly kills him. Deep breath; he tries again; and succeeds. No idea why that scene in particular stuck so hard. Would love to see this in the correct AR, and in HD.

theonemacduff said:

Yeah, a personal fave, seen as a kid on TV, but left a definite impression, especially one scene, where a soldier -- a bit of a sad sack, ims -- is crawling along in front of some NK machine gun positions. He pulls a pin on a grenade and tries to toss it in, but it bounces off the wood header bar, rolls downslope and nearly kills him. Deep breath; he tries again; and succeeds. No idea why that scene in particular stuck so hard. Would love to see this in the correct AR, and in HD.

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That part was played by a young Robert Blake.

[SIZE= 12px]Starring[/SIZE]
[color=rgb(96, 96, 96); font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 22.5px; font-size: 12px;]GREGORY PECK
GEORGE PEPPARD
RIP TORN
WOODY STRODE
Directed byLEWIS MILESTONE
[color=rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial; line-height: normal;]STREET DATE: 01/27/2015YEAR FILMED:[/color] 1959
GENRE: WAR DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 97 min
RATING: NR
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1; B&W
AUDIO: MONO
SYNOPSIS:As the Korean War rages, efforts being led to recapture Pork Chop Hill are thwarted at every turn. While leading his infantry forward to gain control of the hill, Lieutenant Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck) finds himself standing at a crossroad: with only twenty-five soldiers remaining out of an original one-hundred and thirty-five man unit, he is faced with abandoning the mission (a mission that his superiors are unwilling to concede) or face what may well be certain death.

Pork Chop Hill directed by Lewis Milestone (1962’s Mutiny On The Bounty), co-stars George Peppard (The Carpetbaggers), Rip Torn (Men in Black) and Woody Strode (Once Upon A Time In The West).

BLU-RAY ITEM# OF894
UPC# 887090089401
SRP: $29.95[/color]

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Ron,

I highly recommend this title to you. It's an excellent film!

I did preorder it even though I have the Region B release.

Robert Crawford said:

Ron,

I highly recommend this title to you. It's an excellent film!

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I was going to email and ask you if there was anything you recommended....

....you know all you have to do is tell me -- and it's done.

Just preordered. Thank You!

It's one of my favorite "War" films of all-time. You'll recognize several faces in this movie's cast.

Gregory Peck
Harry Guardino
George Peppard
Bob Steele
Norman Fell
Martin Landau
Rip Torn
Gavin McLeod
Woody Strode
Robert Blake
Harry Dean Stanton
James Edwards

By the way, this film is based on a true story about the battle for Pork Chop Hill during the Korean War.

I first saw it on television on a rainy day during a beach vacation when I was about 15. It really gripped me then, and I continue to have fond memories of my first experience with it.