Rent They Were Expendable (1945)
3.7 of 5 from 59 ratings
2h 9min
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- Synopsis:
Supplies are dwindling. Troops are hopelessly outnumbered. But even in defeat there is victory. The defenders of the Philippines - including PT-boat skippers John Brickley (Robert Montgomery) and Rusty Ryan (John Wayne) - will give the U.S. war effort time to regroup after the devastation of Pearl Harbor. Director John Ford's World War II tale knows its battle-scarred topic first-hand. Montgomery was himself a Pacific PT-boat commander and a valorous Bronze Star recipient. Ford filmed the Academy Award - winning documentary Battle of Midway. And Wayne creates a portrait of patriotic resolve as only he can. They Were Expendable salutes all who expended themselves during some of the war's bleakest hours. - Actors:
- Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond, Marshall Thompson, Paul Langton, Leon Ames, Arthur Walsh, Donald Curtis, Cameron Mitchell, Jeff York, Murray Alper, Harry Tenbrook, Jack Pennick, Alex Havier, Charles Trowbridge, Robert Barrat, Bruce Kellogg, Tim Murdock
- Directors:
- John Ford, Robert Montgomery
- Producers:
- John Ford
- Writers:
- William L. White, Frank Wead, Norman Corwin, George Froeschel, Jan Lustig
- Others:
- A. Arnold Gillespie, Douglas Shearer, Michael Steinore, Donald Jahraus, Robert A. MacDonald
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Top 10 Best Picture Follow-Ups, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/09/2020
- Run Time:
- 135 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, French, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Theatrical Trailer
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