The Mountain Road
“Flaming skies... blasted earth... the touch of love!”
1960 · 1 h 42 min
Daniel MannCast
James Stewart 
Lisa Lu 
Glenn Corbett 
Harry Morgan 
Frank Silvera 
James Best
Credits
Written by: Alfred Hayes
Plot
In 1944, in eastern China, a US Army demolition team led by Major Baldwin retreats along a mountain road, destroying as they go.
Sinekatalog’s take
Daniel Mann's war drama, with James Stewart and Lisa Lu, is a thoughtful and unusual film about the cost of war and culture clash.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (1,278 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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