‘The Naked and the Dead’: Bad Orders in the Jungle

Raoul Walsh directs a war film based on Norman Mailer’s harsh novel of WWII.
‘The Naked and the Dead’: Bad Orders in the Jungle
A platoon sets out, in “The Naked and the Dead.” RKO Radio Pictures
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NR | 2h 11m | Drama, War | 1958

Turning Norman Mailer’s massive Pacific Theater war novel, “The Naked and the Dead,” into a 1958 Hollywood combat picture couldn’t have been easy.

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Ian Kane
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Ian Kane is a U.S. Army veteran, filmmaker, and author. He is dedicated to the development and production of innovative, thought-provoking, character-driven films and books of the highest quality.