The Naked and the Dead (film)

The Naked and the Dead
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaoul Walsh
Screenplay byDenis Sanders
Terry Sanders
Based onThe Naked and the Dead
by Norman Mailer
Produced byPaul Gregory
StarringAldo Ray
Cliff Robertson
Raymond Massey
Lili St. Cyr
Barbara Nichols
CinematographyJoseph LaShelle
Edited byArthur P. Schmidt
Music byBernard Herrmann
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • August 6, 1958 (1958-08-06)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.5 million

The Naked and the Dead is a 1958 American war film produced by RKO Radio Pictures and released by Warner Bros. Starring Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson, and Raymond Massey, it was directed by Raoul Walsh and based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Norman Mailer. The screenplay was written by brothers Denis and Terry Sanders, and the film was shot in Panama on Technicolor film. It is one of the last films made by RKO before the studio's closure, and the last film that Walsh directed for Warner Bros. Lili St. Cyr and Barbara Nichols appear in support.