tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post4147284008822648597..comments2024-03-25T06:50:31.379-05:00Comments on The War Movie Buff: The Naked and the Dead (1958)War Movie Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-17033917358177314902018-09-25T23:00:00.031-05:002018-09-25T23:00:00.031-05:00TCM celebrated Aldo Ray's birthday with Battle...TCM celebrated Aldo Ray's birthday with Battle Cry, The Naked and the Dead, and Men in War.<br /><br />I just watched TNATD on the DVR. I've seen it several times. I read Mailer's book a long time ago. The movie is much softer. Mailer, like several post-WW II war novels implied some "fascists" were in the American military. <br /><br />In the movie, the General is just a bumbling nut. The "Croft" character is similar to the book version, or is intended to be. <br /><br />Not much realism, with footage (and some cast members) borrowed from Battle Cry, which Raol Walsh also directed.David In TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749838323613927456noreply@blogger.com