Sniper's Ridge is a 1961 Korean War drama film directed by John A. Bushelman and starring Jack Ging, Stanley Clements, John Goddard and Douglas Henderson..
Plot In the days before the cease-fire, a hard-luck platoon run by Lt. Peer and the cowardly Sgt. Sweatish is under continual attack and suffers heavy casualties. The only good soldier in the platoon is Cpl. Sharack, who should have been rotated off the line long ago but was kept on the front by Capt. Tombolo. The return of Cpl. Pumphrey reveals a deeper motive for the Captain's behavior – Tombolo did not try to rescue his children from a burning house and now tries to re-earn his self-respect with the lives of his men, especially Sharack whose heroism he is jealous of.
When no one in the platoon wants to mark the location of an unexploded shell, Capt. Tombolo decides to do it himself. He steps on a mine, which will explode when he steps off. Only Sharack and Sweatish can rescue him.
Cast Jack Ging as Cpl. Sharack Stanley Clements as Cpl. Pumphrey John Goddard as Capt. Tombolo Douglas Henderson as Sgt. Sweatish Gabe Castle as Lt. Peer Allan Marvin as Pvt. Ward Anton von Stralen as Bear Al Freeman Jr. as Medic Gwathney Mason Curry as David Henry Darrow as Pvt. Tonto Mark Douglas as Bo-Bo Thomas A. Sweet as Soldier Scott Randall as Soldier Joe Cawthon as Pvt. Owens George Yoshinaga as Mongolian
Production Star Jack Ging had just appeared in Tess for producer Robert L. Lippert. Filming started 14 November 1960.
See also Battle of Triangle Hill List of American films of 1961
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