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7.3/10
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Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Ann E. Todd
- Loretta Merchant
- (as Ann Todd)
Mark Stevens
- Ainslee
- (as Stephen Richards)
Leonard Bremen
- Lenny
- (uncredited)
Michael Browne
- Corpsman
- (uncredited)
John Compton
- Corporal
- (uncredited)
James Conaty
- Naval Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOn the train to Philadelphia, Al (John Garfield) talks to Lee (Dane Clark) about the difficulty he anticipates in getting a job for a blind man. Lee responds that because he, Lee, is Jewish, he has trouble finding a job as well and then waxes philosophic about a day when people aren't discriminated against for any reason. Both Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkel) and Clark (born Bernard Elliot Zanville) were New York-born sons of Russian Jewish immigrants.
- GoofsComments here about "Lee Diamond" being 52 years old and a MGSgt refer to Leland "Lou" Diamond - not Lee Diamond who is referred to in this movie.
- Quotes
Johnny Rivers: [Complaining about the Guadalcanal foxhole situation] No hole! No sleep! No chow! No smiles! No mail! Not enough planes! Not enough navy! Not enough doctors! We're on the ropes and the referee's up to eight.
- Alternate versionsAlso shown in computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988)
- SoundtracksAuld Lang Syne
(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional Scottish 17th century music
Lyrics by Robert Burns
Sung by all on Mew Year's Eve
Featured review
surprisingly good and accurate war flick
Most war films made in the US during WWII were great fun to watch but suffered from severe gaps in realism because they were being produced more for propaganda value to raise the spirits at home than anything else. I am not knocking these films as many of them are still very watchable. However, because they so often lack realism they are prevented from being truly great films. A perfect example was the John Garfield film Air Force--in which a B-17 nearly single-handedly takes out half the Japanese air force! However, Pride Of The Marines is a welcome departure--scoring high marks for portraying a true story in a reasonably accurate manner. When I first saw this film, I thought it was NOT a true story as it seemed way too improbable to be true. However, after researching further I found that it was in fact rather true to the amazing story of two men who did so much to earn the Medal of Honor. This is one case where real life seemed too incredible to be true!
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- planktonrules
- Aug 1, 2005
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- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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