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Release, runtime and language
1970 · 90 mins · English
Directed by
Joseph Sargent
Starring
Darren McGavin, Earl Holliman, Peter Hooten, John Gruber, Jan-Michael Vincent, Richard Yniguez

A hard‑nosed Marine Corps drill instructor, outraged that the Corps now drafts civilians, is forced to confront a free‑spirit hippie conscript who flatly rejects military discipline and the Army’s rigid ways. Their clash highlights the tension between strict authority and countercultural rebellion.

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