Men in War

MEN IN WAR stars Robert Ryan (Lieutenant Benson) and Aldo Ray (Sergeant Montana), two soldiers who have their own personal war going on, which adds another layer to the conflict, as they try to cope with the horror and devastation of the Korean War exploding around them. Ryan is attempting to get the remnants of his battered platoon back to battalion headquarters when he encounters Ray, whos sole concern is getting his shellshocked colonel back to safety. Robert Keith is the colonel, with but one word of dialogue, who convincingly portrays in mute projection a man shocked into disturbing dumbness. Ryan and Ray join forces, reluctantly, to fight their way back to headquarters only to find the battalion has been wiped out. The hill has been taken by the Red Koreans. Retaking that hill is a bloody, savage ordeal that leaves only Ryan, Ray and one other comrade still alive. They stand and honor their dead, amidst the carnage, in a touching fadeout.