![]() ![]() Thirdly there is Sergeant Aldo Ray who was probably no prize, but whose character was totally twisted by the unfaithfulness of his wife Barbara Nichols. The commander he insulted is General Raymond Massey who likes being the martinet, but in the end gets showed up rather beautifully by an eager subordinate who took some initiative during a combat situation. For that breach of military etiquette, Robertson is assigned to lead a patrol behind enemy lines to gather valuable intelligence. First Cliff Robertson who comes from wealth and privilege and clashes with his martinet of a commanding officer. Still what you get here is a really rancid version of a military campaign in the South Pacific Theater, the kind that Hollywood wasn't showing up to that time. ![]() Coming to the screen The Naked And The Dead's impact was neutered somewhat with changes, most importantly the death of a main character was eliminated and that person allowed to survive. It must have been a source of some frustration to him in trying to top this literary masterpiece. Selznick with Gone With The Wind, Mailer never wrote anything as good as The Naked And The Dead. Though Norman Mailer wrote many other works like David O. ![]()
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