The Naked and the Dead

A sadistic sergeant and a sensitive, moralistic lieutenant clash over how to lead their troops in the South Pacific theater during World War II. Adapted from the novel by Norman Mailer., Based on Norman Mailer’s best-selling but controversial account of WW II life in the Pacific Rim, this gripping war drama is set upon a remote island where a small platoon is stationed. Most of the plot centers on the infighting between the men and the growing tension between the enlisted men and their officers, something that could destroy them., World War II drama in which a ruthless general dispatches a platoon to take a Japanese-held Pacific island. The force is led by a humane lieutenant and his troubled sergeant, a brutally efficient professional soldier. The film is based on the novel by Norman Mailer., A draconian World War II general dispatches a platoon to take a Japanese-held Pacific island. They are led by a humane lieutenant and his jealous sergeant, a ruthless professional soldier., A green lieutenant comes up against incompetent officers and a sadistic sergeant during World War II in The Naked and the Dead (1958), directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Aldo Ray.