---
title: 'Cry of Battle (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irving Lerner'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cry-of-battle-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056967/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cry of Battle (1963)

1963 · 99 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Cry of Battle is a 1963 American coming-of-age action war film based on the 1951 novel Fortress in the Rice by Benjamin Appel, who was a journalist and special assistant to the U.S. commissioner for the Philippines from 1945–46. The film stars Van Heflin, James MacArthur, Rita Moreno and Leopoldo Salcedo. Set during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, the working title was To Be a Man.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irving Lerner](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-lerner)
- **Screenplay:** [Bernard Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-gordon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Markowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-markowitz)

## Cast

- [James MacArthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-macarthur)
- [Liza Moreno](https://cinepixo.com/people/liza-moreno)
- [Leopoldo Salcedo](https://cinepixo.com/people/leopoldo-salcedo)
- [Van Heflin](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-heflin)
- [Rita Moreno](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-moreno)

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