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They Were Expendable
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They Were Expendable

1945 · 135 min Drama War
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

После атаки Перл-Харбора экипаж торпедных катеров в районе Филиппинских островов должен сразиться с превосходящими их силами японцев…

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director constructs the timeline of events with a documentary-like precision, sidestepping overt sentimentality even during the most intense naval engagements. The camera often confines itself to the torpedo boat's cramped quarters, amplifying a sense of claustrophobia and shared fate.

What lingers after is not the spectacle of a grand battle, but a grasp of the mechanisms that compel men to fight on against all odds. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: John Ford

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The relentless vibration of the hull and the sharp, metallic scent of sea spray mixed with engine exhaust.

🎭 Cast

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

Lt. John Brickley

John Wayne

John Wayne

Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Lt. Sandy Davyss

Jack Holt

Jack Holt

General Martin

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

"Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Ens. 'Snake' Gardner

Paul Langton

Paul Langton

Ens. 'Andy' Andrews

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Major James Morton

Arthur Walsh

Arthur Walsh

Seaman Jones

Donald Curtis

Donald Curtis

Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long

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