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Writers:
Frank D. Gilroy (writer)
Beirne Lay Jr. (writer)
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Release Date:
13 June 1960 (Sweden) more
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Plot:
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey... more | add synopsis
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A Military Movie Classic more (21 total)

Cast

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James Cagney ... Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey Jr.

Dennis Weaver ... Lt. Commander Andy Lowe
Ward Costello ... Captain Harry Black
Vaughn Taylor ... Commander Mike Pulaski
Richard Jaeckel ... Lieutenant Commander Roy Webb
Les Tremayne ... Captain Frank Enright
Walter Sande ... Captain Horace Keys
Karl Swenson ... Captain Bill Bailey
Leon Lontoc ... Manuel
Robert Burton ... Major General Roy Geiger
Carleton Young ... Colonel Evans Carlson
Raymond Bailey ... Majpr General Archie Vandergrift
Harry Landers ... Captain Joseph Foss
Richard Carlyle ... Father
James Yagi ... Rear Admiral Jiro Kobe
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Additional Details

Runtime:
115 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11 | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating)
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: At the beginning of the move its stated that he retired on 22 November 1945. Halsey actually retired in March 1947. more
Quotes:
Fleet Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.: There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "What's My Line?: (1960-05-15)" (1960) more
Soundtrack:
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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
A Military Movie Classic, 19 July 2000
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Author: magneta (magneta@idworld.net) from San Antonio, Texas

Cagney is superb as Admiral Halsey, in my opinion his best role ever. His understated pain in ordering only a 'routine' search for his missing son is beautiful, and the heart-to-heart with Roy Webb over the day's combat losses is a textbook lesson in the responsibilities of command. The use of the off-screen narrator in lieu of subtitles to present the Japanese side of the issue is tremendously effective; one wishes it had been used in other films as well. Although there are no combat scenes in the movie, the suspense is palpable as the command staff lives the battle through the air-to-air and ship-to-ship transmissions of men fighting for their lives.

For the war movie or history buff, or the die-hard Cagney fan, this is one helluva movie!

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