Factual error: Montana introduces himself as Sergeant First Class Montana, but his helmet and sleeve insignia shows the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Men in War (1957)
Directed by: Anthony Mann
Starring: Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Robert Keith, Phillip Pine
Visible crew/equipment: The shadow of the camera filming the scene is visible on the hood of the jeep as it rolls down the road.
Revealing mistake: A blank firing adaptor (BFA) is visible on the muzzle as the men set up the .30 caliber machinegun.
Trivia: A young Vic Morrow plays a green soldier in this film. A few years later he will be leading his own squad as a veteran sergeant in the TV series "Combat."
The Colonel: Son.
Lt. Benson: Battalion doesn't exist. Regiment doesn't exist. Command HQ doesn't exist. The U.S.A. doesn't exist... We're the only ones left to fight this war.
Lt. Benson: You know, I feel sorry for you, Montana. You got nobody now but me.
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