Never So Few (1959)
| Release Date | 07 December 1959 |
| Tagline | Kiss by kiss the time ran out and never so few were the moments left for love! |
| Genre | Drama, War, Action |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Burma |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 4-Track Stereo |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | War Drama, War Romance |
| Themes | Military Life, Love Triangles |
| Tones | Forceful, Tense |
| Tags | Against All Odds, Battle [war], Guerrilla, Japan, Officer, Romance, Territory, Troops, War |
Never So Few 1959 CinemaScope war film directed by John Sturges and starring Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Charles Bronson, Dean Jones and Steve McQueen with uncredited roles by renowned Asian actors Mako, George Takei and James Hong. The script was loosely based on an actual OSS Detachment 101 incident recorded in a 1957 novel by Tom T. Chamales. Sinatra's role as Captain Tom Reynolds is based on the real life of an OSS officer and, later, a Sangamon County, Illinois Sheriff, Meredith Rhule.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Robert Bray
Col. Fred Parkson
Rayford Barnes
Soldier in Helicopter
Charles Bateman
Pilot
John Bryant
General Sloan's Aide
W.T. Chang
Elderly Chinese
Spencer Chan
Merchant
Isabel Cooley
Shan girl
Jim Cronin
Sergeant
Noel De Souza
Secretary
Ross Elliott
Colonel Dr. Barry
Harold Fong
Chinese Peasant
Morgan Jones
Co-pilot
George Khoury
Headwaiter
Robert Kino
La-Bung La
Guy Lee
Bye Ya
Leon Lontoc
Laurel
Paul Maxwell
Co-pilot
Rollin Moriyama
Scout
Leo Needham
Pilot
Marie Tsien
Eurasian girl
Director
Writer
Millard Kaufman
Producer
Edmund Grainger
producer
Original Music
Hugo Friedhofer
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Cinematographer
Editor
Ferris Webster
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Art Director
Addison Hehr
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Hans Peters
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Set Decorator
Henry Grace
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Richard Pefferle
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Makeup Department
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert E. Relyea
assistant director
Hank Moonjean
assistant director
Sound Department
Franklin Milton
recording supervisor
Special Effects
Robert R. Hoag
special effects
Lee LeBlanc
special effects
Cliff Shirpser
effects camera operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Helen Rose
gowns: Gina Lollobrigida
Editorial Department
Charles K. Hagedon
color consultant
Music Department
Charles Wolcott
conductor: orchestra
Production Company
Canterbury Productions
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Warner Home Video
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MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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