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February 1956 (USA)
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The crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet. | Add synopsis »
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Great war flick. It should be re-released, on tape and DVD.
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Cast
(in credits order) | John Lund | ... | Father Joseph McIntyre |
| William Bendix | ... | Buck Fitzpatrick |
| Keefe Brasselle | ... | Chris Jordan |
 | Richard Boone | ... | The Captain |
| William Leslie | ... | Ens.ign Pete Kelly |
 | John Craven | ... | Cmdr. James Matthews |
| Jimmy Lydon | ... | Squawk Hewitt |
| Claude Akins | ... | Marty Brennan |
| George O'Hanlon | ... | Patrick Mosher |
| Eddie Foy III | ... | Tom Short |
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| Joe Bassett | ... | Rod Barrett (uncredited) |
| Eric Bond | ... | Bos'un (uncredited) |
| Ray Boyle | ... | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Dick Cathcart | ... | Eddie (uncredited) |
| Samuel Colt | ... | Damage Control Bos'un's Mate (uncredited) |
| Frank Connor | ... | Bos'un (uncredited) |
| Pat Conway | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Chuck Courtney | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Jack Diamond | ... | William Halsey (uncredited) |
| Gordon Howard | ... | Lt. Hanson (uncredited) |
| Tom Irish | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Jack Kenny | ... | Chief Bos'un (uncredited) |
 | Jon Locke | ... | Wallakowski (uncredited) |
| Patrick Miller | ... | Officer (uncredited) |
| Richard Monahan | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Bruce Noonan | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| James O'Hara | ... | Williams (uncredited) |
| Chris Randall | ... | Archie Golder (uncredited) |
| Robert Stevenson | ... | John Moody (uncredited) |
| Ed Sweeney | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Carleton Young | ... | Rear Admiral (uncredited) |
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| Lewis Seiler | |||
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| Ben Finney | story | |
| Crane Wilbur | ||
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| Bryan Foy | .... | producer | |
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| Burnett Guffey | |||
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| Jerome Thoms | |||
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| Cary Odell | |||
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| Charles S. Gould | .... | assistant director | |
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| John P. Livadary | .... | recording supervisor | |
| Don McKay | .... | sound | |
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| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | .... | conductor | |
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| George Duning | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Morton | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Nussbaum | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Ben Oakland | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Karol Rathaus | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Heinz Roemheld | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Max Steiner | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
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- Columbia Pictures (1956) (USA) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (195?) (Belgium) (theatrical) (as Columbia Films S.A.B.)
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81 min
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Although I'm dating myself, I saw this in its original release. At the time, I was familiar with the WWII stories of the USS Franklin and the USS Bunker Hill. The dive bomb and kamikaze attacks on those two Essx class carriers provide much of the plot of this film, as well as some of the film footage. The film shows once again that ordinary men, of that time at least, had undreamed of reserves of valor with which to face otherwise overwhelming horror. If you chance to see this title in a flea market, grab it.
"Victory At Sea" devotes some time to the Franklin's saga and Gary Cooper's "Task Force" incorporates part of the story, as well.
Richard Boone, then playing TV's Dr. Conrad Styner on "Medic", William Bendix, of "The Babe Ruth Story" and his own TV series and a young Claude Aikens provided a human thread through the story.