It happened on a raging battlefield, but he could have been a murderer stalking a city's streets!
Dispatched to the front lines during the Korean War, an idealistic American soldier discovers the horrors of combat and comes at odds with a psychopathic member of his platoon.
Pvt. Roy Loomis
The film's tagline is: "It happened on a raging battlefield, but he could have been a murderer stalking a city's streets!"
The runtime is 83 minutes (1h 23m).
The film was directed by Denis Sanders.
The screenplay was written by Stanford Whitmore.
The score was composed by Bud Shank.
Cinematography was handled by Ted D. McCord.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0056675.
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War Hunt
Released
English
United States of America
