---
title: 'The Naked and the Dead (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Raoul Walsh'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-naked-and-the-dead-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051978/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Naked and the Dead (1958)

1958 · 130 min · War · United States


## Synopsis

The Naked and the Dead is a 1958 American war film produced by RKO Radio Pictures and released by Warner Bros. Starring Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson, and Raymond Massey, it was directed by Raoul Walsh and based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Norman Mailer. The screenplay was written by brothers Denis and Terry Sanders, and the film was shot in Panama on Technicolor film. It is one of the last films made by RKO before the studio's closure, and the last film that Walsh directed for Warner Bros. Lili St. Cyr and Barbara Nichols appear in support.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Raoul Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-walsh)
- **Screenplay:** [Denis Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-sanders), [Terry Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-sanders)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bernard Herrmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-herrmann)
- **Producer:** [Paul Gregory](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-gregory)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph LaShelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-lashelle)
- **Editor:** [Arthur P. Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-p-schmidt)

## Cast

- [Barbara Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-nichols)
- [William Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-campbell)
- [L. Q. Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/l-q-jones)
- [Raymond Massey](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-massey)
- [Robert Gist](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-gist)
- [Joey Bishop](https://cinepixo.com/people/joey-bishop)
- [Cliff Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-robertson)
- [Richard Jaeckel](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-jaeckel)
- [Jerry Paris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-paris)
- [Lili St. Cyr](https://cinepixo.com/people/lili-st-cyr)
- [Max Showalter](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-showalter)
- [Aldo Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-ray)
- [James Best](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-best)

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