The Naked and the Dead (1958) VHS rip

The Naked and The Dead (aka- Alastomat ja kuolleet). 1958, color (Technicolor), mono, 131 min.(2 hours 11 min), codec- Xvid MPEG-4/AC3



VHS---)DVD---)DVDrip. There were serious flaws in the DVD (from the VHS). I clean up most of it after the rip. V-6/a-7 (?). Comment welcomed.

Aldo Ray

Cliff Robertson

Raymond Massey

Lili St. Cyr

Barbara Nichols

James Best

Joey Bishop



I have low bandwidth so expect a week or two for the initial seeding. Slower afterward if poorly seeded. Please help others by seeding to a ratio of 2.

Thanks.



p.s. I have a few other oldies. click on V100 above.



I am adding these hard to find films soon,

-A Man Without a Country (1973)

-Silent Victory, The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979)

-Gama Goat (1970, a US Army training film, funny)



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The Naked and the Dead is a 1958 widescreen film based on Norman Mailer's World War II novel The Naked and the Dead. Directed by Raoul Walsh and filmed in Panama the screenplay attributed to the Sanders Brothers adds a strip tease and larger action scenes to Mailer's original narrative. Filmed by RKO just before its demise the film was released by Warner Brothers and was the last film Raoul Walsh directed for that studio.Plot



Filled with flashbacks, the film relates the story of Lt Hearn (Cliff Robertson) who is an aide to General Cummings (Raymond Massey), who treats Hearn as a son and a friend. The General believes that commanding officers ought to inspire fear in their subordinates, in order to enforce discipline. Hearn expresses distaste for these views, preferring instead that soldiers should have mutual respect for each other, regardless of rank. Hearn is eventually transferred to lead a platoon on a dangerous reconnaissance mission.



The platoon had originally been led by Sgt Croft (Aldo Ray), who now must serve under Hearn. Croft is a professional soldier with a reputation for cruelty. Hearn's relatively idealistic approach is contrasted with Croft's desire to win at all costs. When Hearn considers abandoning the mission due to excessive Japanese presence, Croft tricks him into underestimating the enemy. This eventually leads to several deaths in the platoon, and Hearn himself is wounded. Some of the men head back, carrying Hearn on a stretcher. Meanwhile, Croft presses onward with the remaining men. Croft is killed in action, but his men accomplish their mission, relaying vital intelligence to headquarters. Hearn's men consider leaving him to die, as they can escape faster on their own, but decide to continue carrying him despite the risk. The survivors, including Hearn, make it back to headquarters. Once there, Hearn tells the General that the men who carried him on a stretcher did so out of love, not fear

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_and_the_Dead_%28film%29