In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
Burt Lancaster
as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden
Montgomery Clift
as Pvt. Robert E. Lee 'Prew' Prewitt
Deborah Kerr
as Karen Holmes
Donna Reed
as Alma 'Lorene' Burke
Frank Sinatra
as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
Philip Ober
as Capt. Dana Holmes
Mickey Shaughnessy
as Cpl. Leva
Harry Bellaver
as Pvt. Mazzioli
Ernest Borgnine
as Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
Jack Warden
as Cpl. Buckley
John Dennis
as Sgt. Ike Galovitch
Merle Travis
as Sal Anderson