Jack Palance as Lt. Joe Costa
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Jack Palance as Lt. Joe Costa is the intense, battle-hardened company commander in the 1956 World War II film "Attack," known for his fierce integrity and conflict with cowardly superiors.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmCharacter ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Attack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| audiencePerception | memorable war-film character ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | heroic but embittered ⓘ |
| characterName | Lt. Joe Costa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematicEra | post-World War II Hollywood war films ⓘ |
| commandRelationship | subordinate to cowardly superior officers ⓘ |
| conflictContext | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creditedCastMember | Jack Palance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
World War II film
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war film ⓘ |
| knownFor |
battle-hardened experience
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fierce integrity ⓘ intense demeanor ⓘ moral courage under fire ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leadershipTraits |
confrontational toward incompetence
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decisive ⓘ protective of his men ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| militaryRole | company commander ⓘ |
| moralStance | refusal to accept cowardice in leadership ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
moral center of the unit
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protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| portrayalMedium | live-action performance ⓘ |
| portrayalStyle |
intense acting
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realistic combat leadership ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jack Palance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConflictType |
ethical conflict with command
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officer-enlisted tension ⓘ |
| primaryConflictWith | cowardly superiors ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| setting | European theater of World War II ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
cowardice vs. courage
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duty vs. self-preservation ⓘ integrity in combat ⓘ |
| unitTypeCommanded | infantry company ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workDirector | Robert Aldrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
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