5.6
Dreyfus
1930
“THEY MET LIFE - AND GLORY - IN ONE BLINDING FLASH!!”
The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
February 3, 19441h 52mEN
6.1
22 votes
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.
Director
Lloyd BaconWhere to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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N/A
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Production Companies
20th Century Fox
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7.0After 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 jeopar…
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