The Mountain Road (1960)

In 1944, in eastern part of China, U.S.Army Major Baldwin and his volunteer team of demolition engineers are left behind the retreating Chinese forces. Their task is to slow down the Japanese advance into eastern China by blowing up bridges, roads, airfields and munitions dumps. They start by blowing up an American airfield and ammo dump. They receive the order to destroy a vital bridge over a mountain pass.The team uses a few army trucks to move around. At the bridge, they encounter a Nationalist Chinese Army unit in charge of guarding the bridge. Thanks to an American soldier who speaks some Chinese, Major Baldwin requests the permission, from the Chinese commander, to blow up the bridge.The Chinese colonel agrees but asks the American Major to do him a favor by also destroying a munitions dump located at some distance away.He also requests that Madame Sue-Mei Hung, the widow of a Chinese colonel, be transported by the American demolition team to the nearest major town.

Directing:
  • Daniel Mann

Writing:
  • Alfred Hayes
  • Theodore H. White

Stars:
Release Date: 1960-06-15
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 102
Rudy Bond
Rudy Bond
Sergeant Miller
Mike Kellin
Mike Kellin
Prince
Lisa Lu
Lisa Lu
Sue-Mei Hung
James Best
James Best
Niergaard
Frank Maxwell
Frank Maxwell
Sergeant Ballo
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
Mike Michaelson
Frank Silvera
Frank Silvera
Colonel Kwan
James Stewart
James Stewart
Major Baldwin
Glenn Corbett
Glenn Corbett
Collins
Eddie Firestone
Eddie Firesto...
Major Lewis
Alan Baxter
Alan Baxter
General Loomis
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