---
title: 'Halls of Montezuma (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lewis Milestone'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/halls-of-montezuma-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042539/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Halls of Montezuma (1951)

1951 · 113 min · War · United States


## Synopsis

Halls of Montezuma is a 1951 American World War II war film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Reginald Gardiner and Robert Wagner in his first credited screen role. The plot concerns U.S. Marines fighting on a Japanese-held island, and the title is a reference to the opening line from the Marines' Hymn.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lewis Milestone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-milestone)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Blankfort](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-blankfort)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sol Kaplan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-kaplan)
- **Producer:** [Robert Bassler](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-bassler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Winton Hoch](https://cinepixo.com/people/winton-hoch), [Harry Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-jackson)
- **Editor:** [William H. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-reynolds)

## Cast

- [Edward Binns](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-binns)
- [Reginald Gardiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-gardiner)
- [Richard Lemieuvre](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-lemieuvre)
- [Jack Palance](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-palance)
- [Robert Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wagner)
- [Karl Malden](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-malden)
- [Jack Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-webb)
- [Richard Widmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-widmark)
- [Neville Brand](https://cinepixo.com/people/neville-brand)
- [Richard Boone](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-boone)
- [Philip Ahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-ahn)
- [Bert Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-freed)
- [Martin Milner](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-milner)
- [Skip Homeier](https://cinepixo.com/people/skip-homeier)

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