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China Gate (1957)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1957 Wide

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Writer-director Samuel Fuller applies his kino-fist to this raw-boned war drama -- one of the first American films to deal with Vietnam. The film concerns the battle between the Vietnamese and the Chinese, through the efforts of a small band of soldiers to locate and destroy a hidden communist arms depot. Gene Barry stars as Sgt. Johnny Brock, the cynical leader of the patrol, who is an American Korean War veteran. Leading the expedition to find the munitions dump is the half-Asian Lucky Legs

PG, 1 hr. 37 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics

Directed By: Samuel Fuller

Written By: Samuel Fuller

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1957 Wide

20th Century Fox

Cast

Gene Barry
Brock
Angie Dickinson
Lucky Legs
Nat 'King' Cole
Goldie
Lee Van Cleef
Maj. Cham
George Givot
Cpl. Pigalle
Warren Hsieh
The Boy
Paul Dubov
Capt. Caumont
Gerald Milton
Pvt. Andreades
Neyle Morrow
Leung
Marcel Dalio
Father Paul
Maurice Marsac
Col. De Sars
Paul Busch
Cpl. Kruger
Sasha Harden
Pvt. Jaszi
James Hong
Charlie
Weaver Levy
Khuan
Walter Soo Hoo
Guard

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Though not one of Samuel Fuller's best films, it's still worth seeing as an early Hollywood drama-actioner about Indo-China and for Angie Dickinson, who became a star a year later.

March 27, 2008 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Both the overloaded heroic war drama and the heavy-handed romance narrative have an air of phoniness.

June 30, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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