Movie Review: Pork Chop Hill (1959)
Synopsis: In April of 1953, peace talks to end the Korean War are at a standstill when a piece of high ground nicknamed Porkchop Hill becomes an unexpected bargaining chip for whichever side holds it. When the hill is seized by the Chinese, Lt. Joe Clemons is instructed to lead three platoons to reclaim it. He does as he is ordered, sustaining a large number of casualties in the process. However, he soon learns the U. S. Army High Command, believing the hill isn't worth the cost of any more life, isn't going to send him reinforcements, forcing him and a small number of exhausted men to hold off an impending Chinese counterattack on their own. Who's in it? The movie stars Gregory Peck , Woody Strode , George Peppard , Rip Torn and George Shibata. Review: I remember watching Pork Chop Hill when I was too young to really understand what it was about and when I recently came across the movie again, I decided to add it to my library. I ended up watching it this morning and ...