The Fighting Sullivans (1944)

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112 min - Biography | Drama | History - 3 February 1944 (USA)

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The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	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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Storyline

The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are chronicled in this film based on a true story. Written by JD-2

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The Guts and Glory of the Fighting Navy!!

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Biography | Drama | History | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 February 1944 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Fünf Helden See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

America became familiar with the Sullivans story during World War II and knew the boy's mother affectionately as "Mom Sullivan". See more »

Goofs

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). See more »

Quotes

Father Francis: [First lines] George Thomas Sullivan, I baptize thee in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
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Connections

Edited into All This and World War II (1976) See more »

Soundtracks

"Anchors Aweigh"
(uncredited)
Music by Charles A. Zimmerman
Played when the decoration is placed in the window and at the end See more »

The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
The Sullivans (original title)

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