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

APPROVED 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 »

Director:

Lloyd Bacon
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Anne Baxter ...
Katherine Mary Sullivan
Thomas Mitchell Thomas Mitchell ...
Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
Selena Royle Selena Royle ...
Mrs. Alleta Sullivan
Edward Ryan Edward Ryan ...
Albert Leo 'Al' Sullivan
Trudy Marshall Trudy Marshall ...
Genevieve 'Gen' Sullivan
John Campbell John Campbell ...
Francis Henry 'Frank' Sullivan
James Cardwell James Cardwell ...
George Thomas Sullivan
John Alvin John Alvin ...
Madison Abel 'Matt' Sullivan
George Offerman Jr. George Offerman Jr. ...
Joesph Eugene 'Joe' Sullivan
Roy Roberts 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!!

Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Fünf Helden See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

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 »