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Name: They Were Expendable
Released: 1945-12-20
Cast: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond

They Were Expendable

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2h 15m
1945

92%

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Oscar and Golden Globe-winner John Wayne ("True Grit," "Stagecoach") stars in this moving drama about a Navy commander who fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II. Oscar and Golden Globe-winner and Emmy-nominee Donna Reed ("It's a Wonderful Life") and Oscar-nominee Robert Montgomery ("Night Must Fall") co-star. Based on a true story.

Director:

John Ford

Producer:

John Ford

Cast:

Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond, Marshall Thompson, Paul Langton, Leon Ames, Donald Curtis, Cameron Mitchell, Jeff York, Murray Alper

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

92%

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Sean Axmaker

... [John] Ford’s reminder to the American public that victory in the Pacific was reached at a tremendous cost in human life. It remains one of the most powerful war dramas ever made.

The human element triumphs in almost every foot of They Were Expendable.

They Were Expendable was the first time [Ford] would loose the weight of his experiences on a general audience.

The film moves along curiously and cautiously, prideful of the crews of the PT boats but also aware that each victory was achieved at a great cost and that sacrifices would have to continue to be made as the war trudged along.

June 25, 2017

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

The real star of the film is the gorgeous, luminous, mostly outdoor black-and-white cinematography.

June 21, 2017

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