Tribes (film)

Tribes, also known as The Soldier Who Declared Peace UK, is a 1970 television film, broadcast as an ABC Movie of the Week directed by Joseph Sargent. A big ratings success when it first aired November 10, 1970 which happened to be the Marine Corps 195th birthday, Tribes was later released theatrically in Britain and Europe under the title The Soldier Who Declared Peace. Tribes has been released on VHS, but, as of 2014update has not been released on DVD.

Throughout the training, the Chief Drill Instructor and Drakes superior, Master Sgt. Frank DePayster Earl Holliman, takes an instant dislike to Adrian. He repeatedly argues with Drake about him, claiming that the fact that the man is performing all of his assigned tasks is not enough. He considers Adrians attitude grounds enough for him to be set back and placed in the Motivational Platoon, a disciplinary unit for problem recruits. Drake disagrees and allows Adrian to graduate. However, DePayster had gone behind his back by filing a complaint against them both with the Company Commanding Officer. Without Drakes approval, the CO flunked Adrian and placed him in Motivational Platoon under DePayster. Drake accuses DePayster of carrying out a personal vendetta, to which DePayster replies Ill forget I heard that. Drake takes the drawing of the bird from his desk drawer and hangs it up, thus signifying his own method of rebellion and freedom. The platoon graduates without Adrian. As Drake awaits a new batch of recruits, DePayster informs him that Adrian deserted during the night.Tribes received three Primetime Emmy Awards for Sound Editing Don Hall, Jack Jackson, Bob Weatherford and Dick Jensen, sound editors, Film Sound Mixing Theodore Soderberg, mixer and Original Teleplay Marvin Schwartz and Tracy Keenan Wynn, writers. It was also nominated for Directorial Achievement in Drama Joseph Sargent. ........

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