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The Bridges at Toko-Ri

  • 19541954
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  • 1h 42m
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
Set during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. The ending of this grim war drama is all tension.
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Set during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. The ending o... Read allSet during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. The ending of this grim war drama is all tension.Set during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. The ending of this grim war drama is all tension.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
5.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
14,198
2,313
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    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • Valentine Davies(screenplay)
      • James A. Michener(novel)
    • Stars
      • William Holden
      • Grace Kelly
      • Fredric March
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • Valentine Davies(screenplay)
      • James A. Michener(novel)
    • Stars
      • William Holden
      • Grace Kelly
      • Fredric March
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 70User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    William Holden, Mickey Rooney, Keiko Awaji, and Earl Holliman in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
    William Holden in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
    Robert Strauss in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
    William Holden and Charles McGraw in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
    William Holden in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
    William Holden and Grace Kelly in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
    Mickey Rooney in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
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    William Holden and Grace Kelly in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
    William Holden and Grace Kelly in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
    William Holden and Mickey Rooney in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
    William Holden and Grace Kelly in The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)

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    William Holden
    William Holden
    • Lt. Harry Brubaker
    Grace Kelly
    Grace Kelly
    • Nancy Brubaker
    Fredric March
    Fredric March
    • Rear Adm. George Tarrant
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Mike Forney
    Robert Strauss
    Robert Strauss
    • Beer Barrel
    Charles McGraw
    Charles McGraw
    • Cmdr. Wayne Lee
    Keiko Awaji
    Keiko Awaji
    • Kimiko
    Earl Holliman
    Earl Holliman
    • Nestor Gamidge
    Richard Shannon
    Richard Shannon
    • Lt. (j.g.) Olds
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • Capt. Evans
    • (as Willis B. Bouchey)
    Keith Aldrich
    • Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Corey Allen
    Corey Allen
    • Enlisted Man
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Pilot in Meeting
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Ash
    • Spotter
    • (uncredited)
    Nadine Ashdown
    • Cathy Brubaker
    • (uncredited)
    Marshall U. Beebe
    • Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Boyle
    Ray Boyle
    • Marine Orderly
    • (uncredited)
    Cheryl Callaway
    • Susie Brubaker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • Valentine Davies(screenplay)
      • James A. Michener(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      For realistic close-up shots, William Holden learned how to taxi a fighter on the deck of an aircraft carrier.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      RAdm. George Tarrant: Where do we get such men? They leave this ship and they do their job. Then they must find this speck lost somewhere on the sea. When they find it they have to land on its pitching deck. Where do we get such men?

      Man on loudspeaker: Launch jets!

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: With Task Force 77 U.S. Navy Off the coast of Korea November, 1952
    • Connections
      Featured in Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Jingle Jangle Jingle
      Written by Joseph J. Lilley and Frank Loesser

      Played in Japan at the bar

      (uncredited)

    User reviews70

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    Top review
    10/10
    I was there.
    I was a sailor assigned to the Oriskany and observed the filming; and I met Mickey Rooney and Earl Holliman. Those are some fine men; and they entered our shipboard environment seamlessly. During the filming, on his off time, Mickey Rooney performed for the crew with his own one-man show in one of the hanger bays. He played drums like one would never expect him to. He was a good musician, and great fun to be around. I would sure like to thank Rooney and Holliman for making our lives pleasant in such a distant and lonely place.

    Once I was walking down a passageway and saw a very small pilot in a flight suit. I didn't think that one would find pilots that short because of the Navy's requirements for aviators. Then, I saw his face, and it was Mickey Rooney. Rooney and the film crew stayed on board for Thanksgiving, and that has to be the most memorable Thanksgiving I ever had.

    To me, that film is a time capsule, and every time I see it, it brings back fond memories of life on the Oriskany. The Oriskany was the last Essex class aircraft carrier built, and it was about three years old when I was on it. Sadly, it's been scuttled, and turned into fish habitat.

    Anyway, like I said, Holliman and Rooney are excellent people; I never met Holden, but he was there too.
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    • May 9, 2008

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    • Is 'The Bridges at Toko-Ri' based on a book?
    • Where are/were the bridges at Toko-Ri located?

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    • Release date
      • December 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Die Brücken von Toko-Ri
    • Filming locations
      • USS Oriskany, Pacific Ocean
    • Production company
      • Perlberg-Seaton Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,700,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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