''Under Fire'', also known as ''Dark Valor'', is a 1957 American

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directed by James B. Clark, written by James Landis, and starring Rex Reason, Harry Morgan, Steve Brodie, Peter Walker, Robert Levin and Jon Locke. It was released on September 23, 1957, by

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. The film was produced by

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, son of

chairman

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Plot

Cast

* Rex Reason as Lt. Steve Rogerson * Harry Morgan as Sgt. Joseph C. Dusak * Steve Brodie as Capt. Linn * Peter Walker as Lt. Sarris *Robert Levin as Pvt. Pope * Jon Locke as Corp. John Crocker *Gregory LaFayette as Cpl. Quinn *

Karl Lukas Karl Lukas, born Karol Louis Lukasiak (August 21, 1919 – January 16, 1995) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for playing Pvt. Stash Kadowski in ''The Phil Silvers Show''. Lukas guest-starred in numerous television ...

as Sgt. Hutchins *William Allyn as Lt. Karl Stagg * Frank Gerstle as Col. Dundee *Tom McKee as Capt. O'Mar *

George Chakiris George Chakiris (born September 16, 1932) is an American actor. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of '' West Side Story'' as Bernardo Nunez, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Be ...

as Pvt. Steiner

Production

Filming started in June 1957. The same team later made '' Sierra Baron'', and '' Villa!!''

References

External links

* 1957 films 1950s war drama films 20th Century Fox films CinemaScope films American war drama films 1957 directorial debut films Films directed by James B. Clark Films scored by Paul Dunlap Military courtroom films Western Front of World War II films 1957 drama films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-drama-film-stub