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The Naked and the Dead is a World War II novel by Norman Mailer.

<i>The Naked and the Dead</i> novel by Norman Mailer

The Naked and the Dead is a 1948 novel by Norman Mailer. It was partly based on his experiences with the 112th Cavalry Regiment during the Philippines Campaign in World War II. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1958.

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<i>The Naked and the Dead</i> (film) 1958 film by Raoul Walsh

The Naked and the Dead is a 1958 Technicolor widescreen film based on Norman Mailer's World War II novel The Naked and the Dead. Directed by Raoul Walsh and filmed in Panama, the screenplay attributed to the Sanders brothers adds a strip tease and action scenes to Mailer's original narrative. One of the last films made by RKO before its closure, the film was released by Warner Bros. and was the last one Raoul Walsh directed for that studio.

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