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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
14,530
332
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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
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    • 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)
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    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)
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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)
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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)
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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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    7/10
    Very good film about the Korean War
    William Holden is sent to bomb the "Bridges at Toko Ri" in the 1954 film also starring Frederic March, Grace Kelly, and Mickey Rooney. It's a very good film about the carrier operations in Korea, and according to one of the posters here, very accurate. The Korean War was the first war that utilized jets, meaning that the pilots had to be educated in new techniques to take off and land on aircraft. Sometimes there were problems, and they had to ditch into freezing water and be saved via helicopter. There were a lot of technical aspects of the work of the pilots shown in this film.

    Holden plays an attorney who is called into service and has to leave his practice and family. He is chosen by his commander (March) to perform a very dangerous mission bombing bridges from the air - in this case, there's no way to hide from the enemy; they can see you coming.

    There are some very exciting moments and some striking air fights throughout the film, as well as good acting. It's a little heavy on star power - why was Grace Kelly in this? She has a very small role that could have been played by any young leading woman. Nevertheless, she's lovely and very pretty, certainly a good match for Holden. Holden was an ideal film star, and ideal for this sort of film, with that rugged, handsome face and very masculine persona. He also plays the role with a likability and vulnerability - you really can't lose with him. Frederic March gives a strong performance as his commander. The showiest role belongs to possibly the showiest actor, Mickey Rooney, as a brave helicopter pilot who is a little bit short-tempered while on leave. As the jailer in Tokyo tells Holden, "Keep an eye on him. There's still a part of Tokyo that's unharmed." All in all, a very good and sobering film. The old men send the young men off to war - and they're still doing it.
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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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