The Reluctant Heroes (1971)

8.0/10 73 min War Drama

Overview

An army tale about an egghead ninety-day-wonder who relies on ancient tactics he remembers from the history books to save his beleaguered squad on an important mission in Korea.

Cast

Ken Berry

Lt. Parnell Murphy

Jim Hutton

Cpl. Bill Lukens

Trini López

Pvt. Sam Rivera

Don Marshall

Pvt. Carver LeMoyne

Ralph Meeker

Capt. Luke Danvers

Cameron Mitchell

Sgt. Marion Bryce

Warren Oates

Cpl. Leroy Sprague

Richard Young

Pvt. Golden

Soon-Tek Oh

Korean Officer

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