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13 June 1960 (Sweden)
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A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey...
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A Military Movie Classic
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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115 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Factual errors: At the beginning of the move its stated that he retired on 22 November 1945. Halsey actually retired in March 1947.
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Fleet Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.:
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
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Referenced in "What's My Line?: (1960-05-15)" (1960)
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The Gallant Hours Theme
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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!