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Combat Squad

Combat Squad

Fury Breaks Loose!

1953•1h 12m•5.0/10
War

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5.0/10(1)

A tough sergeant helps a raw recruit find courage under fire during the Korean War.

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Production

Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

John Ireland

John Ireland

Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher

Lon McCallister

Lon McCallister

Martin

Hal March

Hal March

Henry Gordon

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Brown - Medic

Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

Fred Jones

Myron Healey

Myron Healey

Marley

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Sgt. Wiley

Tristram Coffin

Tristram Coffin

Capt. Johnson

David Holt

David Holt

Garvin

Dick Fortune

Kenson

Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Lewis

Linda Danson

Anne

Eileen Howe

Patricia

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