The Nun and the Sergeant is a 1962 Korean War drama starring Anna Sten and Robert Webber in the title roles. It was produced by Sten's husband Eugene Frenke, who had produced Heaven Knows, Mr Allison, also a pairing of a Catholic nun and a U.S. Marine. It was directed by Franklin Adreon and released through United Artists. In a forerunner of The Dirty Dozen, Marine Gunnery Sergeant McGrath takes 12 Marines from the brig and trains them to blow up a tunnel behind North Korean lines. McGrath's only friend on the patrol is his Korean guide Pak . Hating their sergeant, the Marines plan to return... to their lines without him, seeing that he becomes "a casualty of war". However, en route to their target they find an injured nun and a group of Korean convent girls whose bus has been destroyed. The Marines change their views when Sgt. McGrath protects the group. When one of their squad attempts to rape one of the young girls, the brig rats turn against him. They proceed with their mission as Marines. Don Cerveris was an English teacher breaking into screenwriting; one of his pupils was Frank Zappa.
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| Release date: | 1962 |
| Directed by: | Franklin Adreon |
| Producer: | Eugene Frenke |
| Music by: | Jerry Fielding |
| Cinematography: | Paul Ivano |