American troops storm ashore on a Japanese-held island and push inland while their enemies plan a counterattack in this look at warfare. Soldiers on both sides are haunted by memories of home and the horrifying, sickening images they find in combat. cast: Cornel Wilde .... Captain MacDonald / Rip Torn .... Gunnery Sergeant Ben Honeywell / Burr DeBenning .... Private Egan / Patrick Wolfe .... Private Joseph Joshua Cliff / Jean Wallace .... Julie MacDonald / Jaime S