1983. Tom Highway is a well-decorated career military man in the United States Marine Corp, he who has seen action in Korea and Vietnam. His current rank is Gunnery Sergeant. His experiences have led him to become an opinionated, no nonsense man, who is prone to bursts of violence, especially when he's drunk, if the situation does not suit him, regardless of the specifics or people involved. Because of these actions, he has spent his fair share of overnighters behind bars. Close to retirement, one of his last assignments, one he requested, is back at his old unit at Cherry Point, North Carolina, from where he was transferred for insubordination. He is to train a reconnaissance platoon. His superior officer, the much younger and combat inexperienced Major Malcolm Powers, sees Highway as a relic of an old styled military. Highway's commanding officer, Lieutenant Ring, the platoon leader...
"Eastwood ejerce de sargento chusquero. Pronto, lo que amenaza con precipitarse por los adustos terraplenes del heroísmo cuartelero adquiere la desengañada violencia de las vidas derrotadas. Interesante"
(Luis Martínez: Diario El País)
"Aunque su guión no es nada original, Eastwood supo escoger los suficientes detalles sórdidos para hacer un filme sumamente interesante"
(Fernando Morales: Diario El País)
1986: Nominada al Oscar: Mejor sonido
1989: Premios Image: Mejor actor secundario (Mario Van Peebles)
Director: Clint Eastwood
Intérpretes: Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason, Everett McGill, Moses Gunn, Eileen Heckart, Bo Svenson, Boyd Gaines, Mario Van Peebles, Peter Jason
Guión: James Carabatsos
Música: Lennie Niehaus
Fotografía: Jack N. Green
Título Original: Heartbreak Ridge
Año: 1986
País: EE.UU.
Duración: 125 min.
Género: Acción
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