Movie Review: Attack (1956)
Synopsis: A United States Army infantry company is based in a Belgian town near the front lines during World War II. Morale is low because of the incompetent leadership of their commander, Capt. Erskine Cooney. Executive Officer Lt. Harold Woodruff believes the men are longer fit for combat as a result but has been assured the company's fighting days are over. Woodruff's worst fears are realized when the company is ordered to stop a German advance and instead of sending the entire company, Cooney chooses to send just one platoon under the command of Lt. Joe Costa and abandon them when they get pinned down. Who's in it? The movie stars Jack Palance , Eddie Albert , Lee Marvin , Buddy Ebsen and William Smithers. Review: I started out watching another war movie this morning but lost interest after only a few minutes and decided to instead call an audible and finally watch Attack , which has been in my library for a couple weeks. I picked out this movie mostly because I rec...