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2 February 1955 (USA)
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THE SCORCHINGLY PERSONAL BEST-SELLER! (original print ad - all caps)
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A group of young Marines have adventures in love and war. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
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(3 articles)
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'Inglorious Basterds': Long March, By Kurt Loder
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(From Manny the Movie Guy. 12 October 2009, 1:18 PM, PDT)
'Inglorious Basterds': Long March, By Kurt Loder
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A Reel War
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Van Heflin | ... | Major Sam Huxley (CO, 2nd Bn., 6th Marine Regt.) | |
| Aldo Ray | ... | Pvt. / Pfc Andy Hookens | |
| Mona Freeman | ... | Kathy, later: Mrs. Danny Forrester | |
| Nancy Olson | ... | Mrs. Pat Rogers | |
| James Whitmore | ... | MSgt. Mac / Narrator | |
| Raymond Massey | ... | Maj. Gen. Snipes | |
| Tab Hunter | ... | Pvt. Cpl. Dan 'Danny' Forrester | |
| Dorothy Malone | ... | Mrs. Elaine Yarborough (USO manager in San Diego) | |
| Anne Francis | ... | Rae | |
| William Campbell | ... | Pvt. 'Ski' Wronski | |
| John Lupton | ... | Pvt. / Cpl. Marion 'Sister Mary' Hotchkiss | |
| L.Q. Jones | ... | Pvt. L.Q. Jones (as Justus E. McQueen) | |
| Perry Lopez | ... | Pvt. Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe | |
| Fess Parker | ... | Pvt. Speedy | |
| Jonas Applegarth | ... | Pvt. Lighttower (Navajo Phonetalker) |
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149 min | West Germany:136 min
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2.55 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording) (magnetic prints) |
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The movie is based on the novel by Leon Uris, who also wrote the screenplay, and was produced and directed by Raoul Walsh. It received an Academy Award nomination for Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.
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Continuity: When the unit arrives at Guadalcanal, as they march off some of the men in the first group have wet trousers from the landing on the beach, but the men in the second group have completely dry trousers.
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Referenced in Ellie Parker (2005)
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Wedding March
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It's not surprising many war veterans like this film. Dramatically framed with a voice-over by James Whitmore as the epitome of a Marine Sergeant who cares about his men but knows the mission is all, the film quickly draws us into the lives of these men and their women in a suspenseful and satisfying way. There is enough good acting by Whitmore, Van Heflin, Dorothy Malone, John Lupton and others to get us past the less well acted and more cliched moments. Some scenarios, such as the tragedy-to-triumph of the lumberjack womanizer(Aldo Ray)and the New Zealand farm widow (Nancy Olson)are superbly plotted and played. There are many memorable moments in the film and Uris' varied characters are well represented.(Please note that Navaho code-talkers are credited here.) Combat and training imagery and sound is generally high quality, but the outstanding aspect of the film is the way it explores the human qualities of those men and women who face the tests of war.