The Outsider

1961

Biography / Drama / War

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 67%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 1116 1.1K

world war ii native american based on true story u.s. marine iwo jima pacific theater

Director

Delbert Mann Photo
Delbert Mann

Top cast

Gregory Walcott Photo
Gregory Walcott as Sgt. Kiley
Wayne Heffley Photo
Wayne Heffley as Cpl. Johnson
Kenneth Gibson Photo
Kenneth Gibson as Rally Guest
Louie Elias Photo
Louie Elias as Marine Recruit
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
996.6 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 48 min
Seeds 5
1.81 GB
1920*1036
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 48 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by rvm-2 7 / 10

Decent depiction of a real figure struggling with being a hero

Reviewed by deschreiber 7 / 10

Good. Not a war movie.

This is the sad and touching story of Ira Hayes, with a fine acting job by Tony Curtis. Do not expect action scenes with battles and heroics. There is only a brief section that takes place on Iwo Jima;the rest is drama. Some may argue about this or that point of historical accuracy-- with good reason probably--but when all that is done, we're left with just a good drama about a young man who could not cope with the bizarre role of 'national hero' that fate forced upon him. The story is about how events outside his control affected his relationships with friends, family, his community, comrades and his country. We wish life could have turned out better for such a decent man.
Reviewed by wbcsatx 8 / 10

Great, unafraid performance by Tony Curtis

The official U.S. release date of "The Outsiders" is given as December, 1961, but in late August/early September of 1961, Tony brought the movie to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, CA. to give all us Marines a sneak peek. He had filmed much of the movie at MCRD, plus in Oceanside and downtown San Diego, so he let us "locals" have the first look. Before and after the showing, Curtis came on the stage at the base theater along with his wife Janet Leigh and MCRD Commannder Gen. Victor Krulak, and we jar-heads were totally impressed with ourselves for getting the VIP treatment from such bigshots. Curtis didn't play the usual featherweight role as Ira Hayes, but gave a tough, gritty performance as an alcoholic on the skids. I don't notice "The Outsiders" listed among Tony Curtis's credits in all these obituaries, but if you get a chance to see it don't pass it up.
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