The Naked and the Dead Movie Review 1958

Sanitized adaptation of Norman Mailer's bestselling novel about army life in the Pacific during WWII. Resentment between officers and enlisted men proves to be almost as dangerous as the Japanese. Uneven acting and cliched characterizations make this an average outing. Don't expect to hear the profane language that sensationalized the book, because most of it was edited out of the screenplay.

Distribution

Available on VHS
Running time 131 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Books to Film: Norman Mailer

Cast

Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson, Joey Bishop, Raymond Massey, Lili St. Cyr, James Best

Cinematography

Joseph LaShelle

Director

Raoul Walsh

Producer

Warner Bros., Paul Gregory