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The Fighting Sullivans( 1944)

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THEY MET LIFE - AND GLORY - IN ONE BLINDING FLASH!!

Overview

The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are chronicled in this film based on a true story.

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      Anne Baxter

      Katherine Mary Sullivan

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      Thomas Mitchell

      Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan

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      Selena Royle

      Mrs. Alleta Sullivan

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      Edward Ryan

      Albert Leo 'Al' Sullivan

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      Trudy Marshall

      Genevieve 'Gen' Sullivan

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      John Campbell

      Francis Henry 'Frank' Sullivan

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      James Cardwell

      George Thomas Sullivan

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      John Alvin

      Madison Abel 'Matt' Sullivan

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      George Offerman, Jr.

      Joesph Eugene 'Joe' Sullivan

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      Roy Roberts

      Father Francis

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      Ward Bond

      Lt. Cmdr. Robinson

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      Nancy June Robinson

      Genevieve, as a child (uncredited)

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      Bobby Driscoll

      Al, as a child (uncredited)

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      Mary McCarty

      Gladys (uncredited)

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      Johnny Calkins

      Joe, as a child (uncredited)

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      Buddy Swan

      George, as a child (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 30 2022
    After a rather noisily slow, child-led start, this becomes one of the more touching films based on the true story of the Irish-American "Sullivan" family. Selena Boyle (Mum") and Thomas Mitchell ("Paw") are good as they go through all the usual scrapes gradually moulding their six children into a formidable family unit that must deal with the ups and downs of the American depression in the 1920s through to the boy's participation in the Pacific theatre of WWII. The factual elements of their fate are well documented - indeed they even had a destroyer named after them, so there is no real jeopard...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • world war ii
    • biography