The film is based on a stage play. Incredibly enough, the guy who played the Sergeant in the stage version was none other than Burt Lancaster. It was this role that was responsible for him being noticed and working in Hollywood soon after.
Eight Iron Men (1952)
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Very rarely seen movie, it doesn't appear to have gotten any sort of proper release on home video. It's reputation is basically non-existent. It's actually pretty good, I don't know why it's so poorly distributed and rarely talked about. This is a human drama with tension and suspense, not a run and gun WWII action flick. It's in a similar vein to something like Stalag 17. The characters are well developed and drive the plot along nicely. Lee Marvin, in his biggest role up to that time, plays the gruff Sergeant of the outfit.
The film is based on a stage play. Incredibly enough, the guy who played the Sergeant in the stage version was none other than Burt Lancaster. It was this role that was responsible for him being noticed and working in Hollywood soon after.
The film is based on a stage play. Incredibly enough, the guy who played the Sergeant in the stage version was none other than Burt Lancaster. It was this role that was responsible for him being noticed and working in Hollywood soon after.
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