''Shell Shock'', also known as ''82nd Marines Attack'', is a 1964 film

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directed and co-written by John Hayes and produced by and starring

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. The film takes place in

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during

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, and tells the story of a

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with his group of soldiers.

Plot

Cast

as Rance * Carl Crow as Johnny Wade * Frank Leo as Gil Evans * Pamela Grey as Maria * William Guhl as Wrigley * Max Huber as Major * Dolores Faith as American girl

External links

* 1964 films 1964 drama films Italian Campaign of World War II films American war drama films 1960s English-language films Films directed by John Hayes 1960s American films {{war-drama-film-stub