---
title: 'Retreat, Hell! (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph H. Lewis'
released: '1952-02-19'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/retreat-hell-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045082/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Retreat, Hell! (1952)

1952 · 88 min · War · United States


## Synopsis

Retreat, Hell! is a 1952 American war film about the 1st Marine Division in the Korean War, directed by Joseph H. Lewis. It stars Frank Lovejoy as a career Marine battalion commander who is recalled from work at an American embassy, Richard Carlson as a veteran captain and communications specialist of World War II called up from the Marine Corps Reserves, Russ Tamblyn as a seventeen-year-old private who wants to outdo his older brother, also a Marine, and Nedrick Young. Also appearing in the film is Peter J. Ortiz, a highly decorated Marine who served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and appeared in various films after retiring from the military.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joseph H. Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-h-lewis)
- **Screenplay:** [Milton Sperling](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-sperling)
- **Producer:** [Milton Sperling](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-sperling)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Lava](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lava)
- **Editor:** [Folmar Blangsted](https://cinepixo.com/people/folmar-blangsted)

## Cast

- [Anita Louise](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-louise)
- [Frank Lovejoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-lovejoy)
- [Richard Carlson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-carlson)

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