Merrill's Marauders
How they fought those last 500 miles will remain forever in your memory!
1962 · 1h 38m · Approved
Action, Drama, War
Directed by
Samuel Fuller
Overview
Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind Japanese lines across Burma to Myitkyina, pushing beyond their limits and fighting pitched battles at every strong-point.
Director and cast
- Samuel Fuller Director
- Jeff Chandler as Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill
- Ty Hardin as 2nd Lt. Lee Stockton
- Peter Brown as Bullseye
- Andrew Duggan as Capt. Abraham Lewis Kolodny, MD
- Will Hutchins as Chowhound
- Claude Akins as Sgt. Kolowicz
- Luz Valdez as Burmese girl
- John Hoyt as Gen. Joseph Stilwell
- Charlie Briggs as Muley (as Charles Briggs)
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