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The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
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December 1954 (USA)
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Set during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards...
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Won Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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"Say anything you want,as long as you put 'sir' at the end of it"
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | William Holden | ... | Lt. Harry Brubaker |
 | Grace Kelly | ... | Nancy Brubaker |
 | Fredric March | ... | Rear Adm. George Tarrant |
 | Mickey Rooney | ... | Mike Forney |
 | Robert Strauss | ... | Beer Barrel |
| Charles McGraw | ... | Cmdr. Wayne Lee |
| Keiko Awaji | ... | Kimiko |
| Earl Holliman | ... | Nestor Gamidge |
| Richard Shannon | ... | Lt. (j.g.) Olds |
| Willis Bouchey | ... | Capt. Evans (as Willis B. Bouchey) |
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102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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The U.S. Navy's cooperation in the movie's making included the use of 19 ships.
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Factual errors: In the scenes in sickbay after Brubaker is rescued, both CAG and Forney (A Chief Petty Officer) are seen wearing their hats. This is a horrible breach of Naval etiquette since removing one's hat in sickbay is a sign of respect for the sick or dying.
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RAdm. George Tarrant:
[Last Lines] Where do we get such men? They leave this ship and they do their job. Then they must find this speck lost somewhere pn the sea. When the find it they have to land on it's pitching deck. Where do we get such men?
Man on loudspeaker: [Last Lines] Launch jets!
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Man on loudspeaker: [Last Lines] Launch jets!
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Referenced in Les herbes folles (2009)
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Throughout the decades of film making, there are many stories concerning the wars America has been involved in. A good retrospective study reveals how the celluloid industry is easily influenced by the military. At the beginning of every war, the industry at the behest of government propaganda promotes the death and utter destruction of the inhuman enemy. Towards the end of the war, the same government promotes the enemy as 'victims' of their own government and looks forward to 're-intregrating' them into democracy. The film "Bridges of Toko-Ri" focuses on Lt. Herry Brubaker, (William Holden) a Naval Officer, who's not overly concern with the "Domino Effect" of Communist power as re-iterated by his commanding officer, Rear Admiral, George Tarrant (Fredric March). His main contention and that of thousands of Servicemen, is 'Why me' again? Repeating what James Steward asks in Strategic Air Command. The question stems from a nagging but valid fear of attacking several dangerous supply bridges spanning a narrow gorge in North Korea. They are fully protected by numerous artillery batteries and murderous rocket crossfire which few survive. The strength of this film derives from Holden's character and that of his friends, Mike Forney (Mickey Rooney), Nestor Gamidge (Earl Holliman) and Charles McGraw as Cmdr. Wayne Lee. Perhaps that's why this film is one of my favorites as it promotes rational thinking instead of slavishly adhering to obsolete, archaic and oscillating military and government rhetoric. ****