Battle Cry (film)

Battle Cry
Battle Cry DVD cover
Directed by	Raoul Walsh
Screenplay by	Leon Uris
Based on	Battle Cry 1953 novel by Leon Uris
Produced by	Jack L. Warner Raoul Walsh
Starring	Van Heflin Aldo Ray Mona Freeman Nancy Olson James Whitmore Raymond Massey Tab Hunter Dorothy Malone Anne Francis
Narrated by	James Whitmore
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	William H. Ziegler
Music by	Max Steiner
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 12, 1955 (1955-03-12)
Running time	149 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Navajo
Box office	$8 million (US/ Canada rentals)[1]

Battle Cry is a 1955 Warnercolor film, starring Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, James Whitmore, Tab Hunter, Nancy Olson, Anne Francis, Dorothy Malone, Raymond Massey, and Mona Freeman in CinemaScope. The film is based on the 1953 novel by former Marine Leon Uris, who also wrote the screenplay, and was produced and directed by Raoul Walsh. The film was shot at Camp Pendleton, California, and featured a large amount of cooperation from the United States Marine Corps.