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Release Date:
3 February 1944 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Guts and Glory of the Fighting Navy!!
Plot:
The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
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Cast

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Anne Baxter ... Katherine Mary Sullivan
Thomas Mitchell ... Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
Selena Royle ... Mrs. Alleta Sullivan
Edward Ryan ... Albert Leo 'Al' Sullivan
Trudy Marshall ... Genevieve 'Gen' Sullivan
John Campbell ... Francis Henry 'Frank' Sullivan
James Cardwell ... George Thomas Sullivan
John Alvin ... Madison Abel 'Matt' Sullivan
George Offerman Jr. ... Joesph Eugene 'Joe' Sullivan
Roy Roberts ... Father Francis
Ward Bond ... Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Fighting Sullivans (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
112 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (certificate #9650) | USA:PG (DVD/VHS release)

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Factual errors: When confronting Lt. Cmdr. Robinson for the first time, both George and Frank are calling him Admiral and showing no respect for him. This would go against their training, as both had served previously in the Navy and had been recently discharged prior to Pearl Harbor (May 1941). more
Movie Connections:
Edited into All This and World War II (1976) more
Soundtrack:
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1st Movement, Allegro) more

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wrenching true story, 1 November 2002
Author: dtucker86 from Germany

A lot of people know the story of the USS Indianapolis that sank at the end of World War II. It was the ship where only 316 of the 1,196 crew survived because there was a delay in looking for them. This film tells the story of the USS Juneau, it is not as well known but its story is terrible as well. Only 10 out of 700 crew survived. This ship is best remembered as the one where the Sullivans died. There has been a change in policy since where brothers are prohibited from being on the same ship. This film does a wonderful job of bringing the Sullivan saga to life. I can imagine the patriotic impact it had when it was shown at the time. I caught it on an old movie channel and I remember the scene that got me was the one at the end where it made out like they were all ascending to heaven.

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