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Hail the Conquering Hero

  • 1944
  • Passed
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Eddie Bracken, William Demarest, and Ella Raines in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Hail The Conquering Hero: They Want Heroes
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Woodrow is discharged from the military for hay fever, but fabricates receiving a heroic honorable discharge before returning home.Woodrow is discharged from the military for hay fever, but fabricates receiving a heroic honorable discharge before returning home.Woodrow is discharged from the military for hay fever, but fabricates receiving a heroic honorable discharge before returning home.

  • Director
    • Preston Sturges
  • Writer
    • Preston Sturges
  • Stars
    • Eddie Bracken
    • Ella Raines
    • Raymond Walburn
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Preston Sturges
    • Writer
      • Preston Sturges
    • Stars
      • Eddie Bracken
      • Ella Raines
      • Raymond Walburn
    • 49User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Eddie Bracken and William Demarest in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    Eddie Bracken, William Demarest, and Franklin Pangborn in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    Eddie Bracken, James Damore, William Demarest, Jimmie Dundee, Stephen Gregory, Len Hendry, and Freddie Steele in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    James Damore, Jimmie Dundee, Stephen Gregory, Len Hendry, and Freddie Steele in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    Eddie Bracken and Ella Raines in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    Eddie Bracken, William Demarest, and Ella Raines in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    Eddie Bracken and William Demarest in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    Eddie Bracken, William Demarest, and Ella Raines in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    Eddie Bracken and Ella Raines in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    Eddie Bracken, James Damore, William Demarest, Jimmie Dundee, Bill Edwards, Ella Raines, and Freddie Steele in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    Eddie Bracken, William Demarest, and Ella Raines in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

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    Eddie Bracken
    Eddie Bracken
    • Woodrow Truesmith
    Ella Raines
    Ella Raines
    • Libby
    Raymond Walburn
    Raymond Walburn
    • Mayor Everett J. Noble
    William Demarest
    William Demarest
    • Sgt. Heffelfinger
    Franklin Pangborn
    Franklin Pangborn
    • Reception Committee Chairman
    Elizabeth Patterson
    Elizabeth Patterson
    • Aunt Martha
    Georgia Caine
    Georgia Caine
    • Mrs. Truesmith
    Al Bridge
    Al Bridge
    • Political Boss
    Freddie Steele
    • Bugsy
    Bill Edwards
    Bill Edwards
    • Forrest Noble
    Harry Hayden
    • Doc Bissell
    Jimmy Conlin
    Jimmy Conlin
    • Judge Dennis
    Jimmie Dundee
    Jimmie Dundee
    • Cpl. Candida
    George Anderson
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    William Brandt
    • One of the Guardsmen
    • (uncredited)
    Nora Cecil
    Nora Cecil
    • Train Ticket Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Chester Conklin
    Chester Conklin
    • Western Union Man
    • (uncredited)
    James Damore
    • Pfc. Jones
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Preston Sturges
    • Writer
      • Preston Sturges
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    • Trivia
      As the marines are leaving the Oakridge station, a billboard behind them is advertising The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944), another film by Preston Sturges.
    • Goofs
      Early in the movie, in the nightclub, there's a shot of a man sitting at a table eating a sandwich. After a quick cutaway the man is smoking and the sandwich is on his plate...untouched.
    • Quotes

      Libby: [mad at Mayor Noble for criticizing Woodrow] That ass of a father of yours! Going around talking about people he doesn't know anything about.

      Forrest Noble: You're still talking about your children's grandfather.

      Libby: What are you trying to do? Depress me? If I thought they'd look anything like him...

      Forrest Noble: Well, I don't look anything like him.

      Libby: I've noticed that. I've pinned my hopes on it.

    • Connections
      Featured in American Masters: Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Mademoiselle from Armentieres
      (uncredited)

      (Also Called "Hinky Dinky Parley Voo")

      Music traditional

      In the score several times

    User reviews49

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Sturges' best!
    A great, great movie; one so-well written and with such astonishing momentum I can watch it twice in one sitting or just sample bits and pieces when I wish. Eddie Bracken, who was pretty hard to take in MIRACLE AT MORGAN'S CREEK, is perfect here. Raymond Walburn's performance is sheer genius; the section in which he dictates his speech first to his son and then his son's fiancee is hilarious -- a masterpiece of verbiage, characterization, and timing. Notice also, the subtle directing, such as when the camera pans in perfect time to catch the re-election poster. Beyond praise.

    CONQUERING HERO packs an emotional wallop lacking, I think, in Sturges' other movies -- and I mean emotion other than joy and giddiness, of course. Bracken's speeches which frame the film are beautifully written, directed, and performed; the last speech is terribly moving.

    Sturges lost his Paramount deal after this film, and never quite regained his footing. That famous clutch of films culminates here in his best film, and all his ingenuity and grace are firmly in place. God bless Preston Sturges.
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    • Release date
      • September 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Heil dem siegreichen Helden
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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