Characters & Themes
Tribes (1970) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- 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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