History Film / Inchon

The plot stars USMC Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara), an American soldier stationed in South Korea, who, along with a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Richard Roundtree), gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade. Meanwhile, Frank's estranged wife, Barbara (Creator/JacquelineBisset), is trapped in the combat zone and tries to get to safety, and General [=MacArthur=] (Creator/LaurenceOlivier) settles into his new role as the lead General of the upcoming military operation, while struggling with fears of being too old to handle such an undertaking.

In 1982, the film earned four Usefulnotes/{{Golden Raspberry Award}}s for Worst Film, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Leading Actor. Lawrence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki.

** The film's depiction of the Hangang Bridge bombing. In real life, the bridge was blown up at 2:30am, and the hundreds of civilian casualties were the result of the South Korean military demolishing the bridge to stop the North Koreans from taking it without evacuating the bridge first, killing somewhere between 500 and 1000 civilians and accidentally cutting off the retreat path for one of their own divisions. In the movie, the demolition happens in broad daylight, and the bridge is being overrun by North Korean troops when the explosives are detonated, portraying the decision to blow it up as a painful, but necessary sacrifice, even though, during the real life bombing, the North Koreans '''hadn't even gotten to the bridge yet'''.

* CasualDangerDialogue: A rather glaring one early in the film, when Hallsworth and Henderson have a rather leisurely stroll to their truck while a battle between the North Korean forces and the ROK rages in the background.

* TheDogBitesBack: The bridegroom. After having been forcibly drafted into the North Korean forces, he seizes an opportunity when his unit is ambushed by a South Korean guerrilla to [[KickTheSonOfABitch kill the commissar who forced him to join when he is injured and unable to move]].

* SaintlyChurch: The St. Mary's Mission that takes in Barbara, the Korean children and the bride and gives the group shelter and the children a school education.

* YourCheatingHeart: Frank and Barbara's separation was caused by him falling in love with a Korean woman, with whom he's still together at the start of the story.

** Also, the film's depiction of the Hangang Bridge bombing. In real life, the hundreds of civilian casualties were the result of the South Korean military demolishing the bridge to stop the North Koreans from taking it without evacuating the bridge first, killing somewhere between 500 and 1000 civilians and accidentally cutting off the retreat path for one of their own divisions. In the movie, the bridge is being overrun by North Korean troops when the explosives are detonated, portraying the decision to blow it up as a painful, but necessary sacrifice, even though, during the real life bombing, the North Koreans '''hadn't even gotten to the bridge yet'''.

* RetiredBadass: Lim's father, a veteran in World War II.

* UnkemptBeauty: Barbara throughout most of the first half of the film. Stands out particularly in a scene when she arrives at a UN military camp and stops to fix her makeup when a journalist tries to take a photo of her.

* YourCheatingHeart: Frank and Barbara's separation was caused by him falling in love with a Korean woman, with whom he's still together at the start of the story.

The plot stars USMC Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara), an American soldier stationed in South Korea, who, along with a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Richard Roundtree), gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade. Meanwhile, Frank's estranged wife, Barbara (Jacqueline Bisset), is trapped in the combat zone and tries to get to safety, and General [=MacArthur=] (Creator/LaurenceOlivier) settles into his new role as the lead General of the upcoming military operation, while struggling with fears of being too old to handle such an undertaking.

** For one thing, there was indeed a lighthouse raid performed during the real operation, but it wasn't as vital to the success of the operation as the film portrays it.

* SaintlyChurch: The St. Mary's Mission that takes in Barbara, the Korean children and the bride and gives the shelter and the children a school education.

''Inchon'' is a 1981 film about UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar, taking place in the titular Battle of Inchon in 1950 between the Americans, led by General UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur, and the North Koreans. However, this film's main purpose was not to represent history as it was, but it was rather a [[PropagandaPiece propaganda vehicle]] for the Unification Church, being funded directly by the church's leader Sun Myung Moon.

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* TanksButNoTanks: The North Korean tanks are obviously American M1s with Korean flags on top.

* AdaptationalNameChange: Ben Gazzara's character, Frank Hallsworth, is vaguely based on a real-life American serviceman who was part of the lighthouse raid, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Eugene F. Clark; because the the film version of the character is depicted as having an affair, Clark wouldn't sign a release for the film to use him in the story.

The plot stars USMC Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara)[[note]]Based on a real person, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Eugene F. Clark[[/note]] an American soldier based in South Korea, who, along with a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Richard Roundtree), gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade. Meanwhile, Frank's estranged wife, Barbara (Jacqueline Bisset), is trapped in the combat zone and tries to get to safety, and General [=MacArthur=] (Creator/LaurenceOlivier) settles into his new role as the lead General of the upcoming military operation, while struggling with fears of being too old to handle such an undertaking.

* TheDogBitesBack: The bridegroom. After having been forcibly drafted into the North Korean forces, he seizes an opportunity when his unit is ambushed by a South Korean guerilla to [[KickTheSonOfABitch kill the commissar who forced him to join when he is injured and unable to move]].

* TrainingThePeacefulVillagers: The interactions between the American forces and the South Korean locals and military have undertones of this. In the beginning of the movie, they are portrayed as hopelessly inexperienced and underequipped. Later, Frank is seen leading a group of South Korean guerrila forces as they attack a North Korean convoy.

''Inchon'' is a 1982 film about UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar, taking place in the titular Battle of Inchon in 1950 between the Americans, led by General UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur, and the North Koreans. However, this film's main purpose was not to represent history as it was, but it was rather a [[PropagandaPiece propaganda vehicle]] for the Unification Church, being funded directly by the church's leader Sun Myung Moon.

''Inchon'' is a 1982 film about UsefulNotes/TheKoreanWar, taking place in the titular Battle of Inchon in 1950 between the Americans, led by General UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur, and the North Koreans. However, this film's main purpose was not to represent history as it was, but it was rather a propaganda vehicle for the Unification Church, being funded directly by the church's leader Sun Myung Moon.

* TheDogBitesBack: The bridegroom. After having been forcibly drafted into the North Korean forces, he seizes an oppurtunity when his unit is ambushed by a South Korean guerilla to [[KickTheSonOfABitch kill the commissar who forced him to join when he is injured and unable to move]].

* TokenMinority: Sgt. Henderson (played by Richard Roundtree) is the only non-white American main character.

In 1982, the film earned four Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Film, Worst Screenplay, Worst Director and Worst Leading Actor. Lawrence Olivier in an interview declared that the only reason he took part of this picture is "MoneyDearBoy", which became a {{Trope Namer|s}} for this wiki.

* CrazyEnoughToWork: [=MacArthur's=] justification for why the invasion of the Inchon harbor will work: because nobody will expect it.

* GotVolunteered: The North Koreans are shown forcing some South Korean prisoners, including the groom in the couple to be wed, to "volunteer" for the Red Army.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Olivier's attempt at an American accent sounds rather like a bad W.C. Fields impression. This is especially apparent in the final scene when the film segues into footage of the real Gen. [=MacArthur=].

The plot stars Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara)[[note]]Based on a real person, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Eugene F. Clark, who didn't sign a release allowing the film makers to use his name and character for the film because the film character was portrayed as having an affair[[/note]] an American soldier based in South Korea, who, along with a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Richard Roundtree), gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade. Meanwhile, Frank's estranged wife, Barbara (Jacqueline Bisset), is trapped in the combat zone and tries to get to safety, and General [=MacArthur=] (Creator/LaurenceOlivier) settles into his new role as the lead General of the upcoming military operation, while struggling with fears of being too old to handle such an undertaking.

** Also, the film's depiction of the Hangang Bridge bombing. In real life, the hundreds of civilian casualties were the result of the South Korean military demolishing the bridge to stop the North Koreans from taking it without evacuating the bridge first, killing somewhere between 500 and 1000 civilians and accidentally cutting off the retreat path for one of their own divisions. In the movie, the bridge is being overrun by North Korean troops when the explosives are detonated, portraying the decision to blow it up as a painful, but necessary sacrifice, even though the North Koreans '''hadn't even gotten to the bridge yet''' during the real life bombing.

The plot stars Major Frank Hallsworth (Ben Gazzara)[[note]]Based on a real person, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Eugene F. Clark, who didn't sign a release allowing the film makers to use his name and character for the film because the film character was portrayed as having an affair[[/note]] an American soldier based in South Korea, who, along with a Sergeant under his command, Augustus Henderson (Richard Roundtree), gets drawn into the conflict when the North Korean forces invade. Meanwhile, Frank's estranged wife, Barbara (Jacqueline Bisset), is trapped in the combat zone and trying to geto safety, and General [=MacArthur=] (Creator/LaurenceOlivier) settles into his new role as the lead General of the upcoming military operation, while struggling with fears of being too old to handle such an undertaking.

* AmericaSavesTheDay: Even though the movie shows soldiers of other nationalities being part of the effort against North Korea, the Americans, [=MacArthur=] in particular, are firmly placed in the foreground and do pretty much everything of actual consequence.

* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:Frank's mistress is killed while assisting in the raid on the lighthouse]].