Even some sixty (60) years later since the movie release in 1958 this war rears its ugly head and shows us what army veterans can turn into after being in the field for too long or too often. Racism, anti-semitism, brutality, spousal abuse, extra-marital affairs, paranoia, and alcoholism all play a role in defining this band of army veterans sent off to fight yet another endless fight overseas.
This is not a pretty picture, nor is it a heroic picture, but it is filled with a lot of raw feelings and true to life violence, thus the appropriate title "The Naked and the Dead".
I give the film an 8 out of 10 rating and it still stands up pretty good some six decades later.
This is not a pretty picture, nor is it a heroic picture, but it is filled with a lot of raw feelings and true to life violence, thus the appropriate title "The Naked and the Dead".
I give the film an 8 out of 10 rating and it still stands up pretty good some six decades later.