Halls of Montezuma (film)

Halls of Montezuma
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLewis Milestone
Written byMichael Blankfort
Produced byRobert Bassler
StarringRichard Widmark
Cinematography
Edited byWilliam H. Reynolds
Music bySol Kaplan
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century-Fox
Release dates
  • January 4, 1951 (1951-01-04) (Los Angeles)
  • January 5, 1951 (1951-01-05) (New York)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.65 million (U.S. rentals)

Halls of Montezuma is a 1951 American World War II war film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Reginald Gardiner and Robert Wagner in his first credited screen role. The plot concerns U.S. Marines fighting on a Japanese-held island, and the title is a reference to the opening line from the Marines' Hymn.

Real color combat footage from the war in the Pacific was incorporated into the film's cinematography, and scenes at Camp Pendleton, California were filmed on location with the full cooperation of the Marines.