Between Heaven & Hell

Starring:Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford, Buddy Ebsen, Robert Keith, Brad Dexter, Mark Damon, Ken Clark, Harvey Lembeck, Skip Homeier, L.Q. Jones, Tod Andrews, Biff Elliot, Bart Burns, Pixie Parkhurst, Frank Gorshin, Gregg Martell, Sam Edwards, Darlene Fields, Frank Gerstle
Director: Richard Fleischer
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

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A callow Southern aristocrat (the charismatically challenged Robert Wagner) acquires character and democratic values in the crucible of combat, via a laboriously complicated script that begins in the middle of things and then loads on explanatory flashbacks like a forklift. On "an island in the Pacific, 1945," the scion of a Tennessee cotton dynasty becomes not only comrade-in-arms but also friend to the sharecroppers he once scorned. Although the jungle island is crawling with Japanese snipers and patrols, the greatest danger comes from U.S. officers who are variously incompetent, "yellow," or--in the case of company commander Broderick Crawford--certifiably insane. Screenwriter Harry Brown wrote the World War II classic A Walk in the Sun 11 years earlier, but the characters here are a dull lot and the dialogue terminally flatfooted. However, director Richard Fleischer blocks his action scenes to take full advantage of the CinemaScope format. --Richard T. Jameson

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Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford and Buddy Ebsen star in this absorbing drama about a young, self-centered recruit who comes of age during WWII. Sam Gifford (Wagner) is a successful cotton planter who treats his sharecroppers as if they were little more than farm machinery. But during combat in the Pacific, as he sees "quality" people crack, endures life under a sadistic officer (Crawford), and learns true friendship, from a "cropper" (Ebsen), Gifford slowly discovers there's more to a person than social class and good breeding.

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Nothing depresses or disheartens the blood of a soldier on the battle field more than the sudden sharp sound of a rifle shot and.......2006-12-18

Gifford (Robert Wagner) plays a Southern landowner who treats his croppers badly... His beautiful wife Jenny (Terry Moore) just saw a side of him she never saw before... Gifford argues that Jenny has just seen his business side... But Gifford only came to realize the error of his rude ways when he was called to active duty and put among the troops in the Pacific theater in World War II...

The film opens with Gifford reassigned to a company posted up in the hills, a very isolated area under the command of a fanatical and probably queer army captain called Waco (Broderick Crawford).

With brief flashbacks, we discover that Gifford holds a well-earned Silver Star but one day, his emotions became dominant and his self-control completely lost when he assaults an officer in combat nearly killing him...

The attempt of Gifford-- seen to get a little shaky in combat--to master danger as far as to walk right along with the enemy, or not to leave the island without saving a wounded pal, hit the core of what must have happened on battlefields in World War II...

Aside from a beachhead landing and a final battle with the Japanese, Fleisher's film shockingly touches on the US officers martyred at the hands of Japanese snipers...

Good WWII flick.......2006-08-28

This is a good 50's era Cinemascope war film about a National Guardsman's harrowing experience after his "deep South" unit is mobilized in WWII, and sent into action during the Pacific campaign. Great cast, including Robert Wagner, Buddy Ebsen, and Broderick Crawford.

WRONG INFO?.......2006-08-28

THE FIRST REVIEWER CALLED THIS A VHS BUT IF I READ CORRECTLY THE REVIEW SHOULD BE ABOUT A DVD NOT VHS. I READ REVIEWS FOR INFO WHICH MANY TIMES INFLUENCES MY PURCHASE. OH WELL!!!!!!!!!!!

The Cinematography is quite spectacular!!.......2006-04-10

I recall watching this movie on color TV in 1969 and being impressed with the visual awe within the story itself. Flashbacks are the basic form of narration. Pay attention and be prepared to watch it a few times to soak it up. This one stands alongside the well-presented WWII films of the 1950's like Battle Cry and The Naked and The Dead, though somewhat flatter in tone.

Between Heaven and Hell.......2006-02-25

This is one of my all time favorite movies. And still is!
Thank you.

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Between Heaven and Earth

Manufacturer: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Sts
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ASIN: B000BW6W9U

Exploring Horizons DVD - Between Heaven and Earth - Mont-Saint Pierre Quebec

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Exploring Horizons DVD - Between Heaven and Earth - Mont-Saint Pierre Quebec

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ASIN: B000LFYGK4
Release Date: 2006-12-15

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From the aerial view to the human perspective, Exploring Horizons travels off the beaten path to the remote corners of the world and finds those places where civilization moved in without taking over. Three stunning seasons cover a cross section of culture, adventure and amazing places that make up our global village. Shot in North America, Central America, South America, Europe & North Africa. Take a sky diving plunge from the backseat of the E-Z Flyer Check out the kitesurfing pro's in airborne action Soar with world class hang gliders at the Festival of Flight Cruise low over the spectacular Gaspe coast Visit one of the last lighthouses on the St Lawrence Witness the first ever B.A.S.E. jump from a hang glider For the village of Mont St. Pierre, the mountain of the same name is a powerful and definitive presence. The view from the launch site is a jagged heart stopping drop to the crashing waves below, and a source of inspiration for the global cast of flyers who are drawn to this place. Hang gliders, B.A.S.E. jumpers, kite surfers and the open cockpit E-Z Flyer: they play in the wild winds between heaven and earth and push the limits to the extreme. In this show, the perspectives captured clearly reflect the view of the participant, revealing fantastic rewards - and dangerous consequences.

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Nothing depresses or disheartens the blood of a soldier on the battle field more than the sudden sharp sound of a rifle shot and
Good WWII flick
WRONG INFO?
The Cinematography is quite spectacular!!
Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell [Region 2]
Starring: Robert Wagner , Terry Moore , Broderick Crawford , Buddy Ebsen , and Robert Keith
Director: Richard Fleischer
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Customer Reviews:

Nothing depresses or disheartens the blood of a soldier on the battle field more than the sudden sharp sound of a rifle shot and.......2006-12-18

Good WWII flick.......2006-08-28

WRONG INFO?.......2006-08-28

THE FIRST REVIEWER CALLED THIS A VHS BUT IF I READ CORRECTLY THE REVIEW SHOULD BE ABOUT A DVD NOT VHS. I READ REVIEWS FOR INFO WHICH MANY TIMES INFLUENCES MY PURCHASE. OH WELL!!!!!!!!!!!

The Cinematography is quite spectacular!!.......2006-04-10

Between Heaven and Hell.......2006-02-25

This is one of my all time favorite movies. And still is!
Thank you.

[6 MOVIE SET] When Women Lost Their Tails / Blitz (Senta Berger) / the Lady and the Highway Man (Hugh Grant) / Beneath the 12 Mile Reef (Robert Wagner) / Mesmerized (Jodie Foster) / Lovers and Liars (Goldie Hawn)

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[6 MOVIE SET] When Women Lost Their Tails / Blitz (Senta Berger) / the Lady and the Highway Man (Hugh Grant) / Beneath the 12 Mile Reef (Robert Wagner) / Mesmerized (Jodie Foster) / Lovers and Liars (Goldie Hawn)

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