How do the lieutenant and sergeant in Men in War have to overcome their differences?

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In the 1957 Korean War film Men in War, directed by Anthony Mann, the lieutenant (played by Robert Ryan) and the sergeant (played by Aldo Ray) are forced to overcome their differences out of necessity. The two men must set aside their personal conflicts to ensure their own survival and that of their men after they become trapped behind enemy lines.1