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Ci, których spisano na straty (1945)

They Were Expendable (original title)
| Drama, War | 20 December 1945 (USA)
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A dramatized account of the role of the American PT Boats in the defense of the Philippines in World War II.

Directors:

(as John Ford Captain U.S.N.R.), (uncredited)

Writers:

(book), (screenplay) (as Frank Wead Comdr. U.S.N. {Ret})

Stars:

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Lt. John Brickley (as Robert Montgomery Comdr. U.S.N.R.)
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Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
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Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
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Ens. 'Andy' Andrews
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Major James Morton
Arthur Walsh ...
Seaman Jones
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Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long / Radio Announcer
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Ens. George Cross
Jeff York ...
Ens. Tony Aiken
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'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
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'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c
Jack Pennick ...
'Doc'
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Storyline

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philipines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews. Written by Anonymous

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p.t. boat | philippines | pearl harbor | ship | general | See All (86) »

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A Tribute to Those Who Did So Much . . . With So Little! See more »

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Drama | War

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Release Date:

20 December 1945 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

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Sound Mix:

(Western Electric Sound System)

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1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This film had its first television showing in Los Angeles Friday 7 December 1956 on KTTV (Channel 11), followed by Philadelphia Friday 25 January 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6); it was telecast in San Francisco 1 February 1958 on KGO (Channel 7), and in New York City 1 March 1958 on WCBS (Channel 2). See more »

Goofs

Throughout the movie, as with most movies, naval personnel are shown wearing their covers (hats) indoors. Naval protocols required that Navy and Marine Corps personnel only wear covers indoors if on duty. Thus in the scene at the admiral's conference early in the movie, all the departing officers incorrectly put on their covers while still inside, although the Marine sentry is properly dressed with a cover since he is on duty. See more »

Quotes

Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan: [as they watch the inspectors drive away] Wonderful the way people believe in those high powered canoes of yours.
Lt. John Brickley: Don't you believe in them, Rusty?
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan: And I let you sell me that stuff about a command of my own.
Lt. John Brickley: You're skipper of the 34 boat, aren't you?
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan: I used to skipper a cake of soap in the bathtub, too.
[He walks off]
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Crazy Credits

Opening credits prologue: Manila Bay In the Year of Our Lord Nineteen hundred and Forty-one See more »

Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Hist-o-Rama: John Wayne (1961) See more »

Soundtracks

The Battle Hymn of the Republic
(uncredited)
Written by William Steffe (lyrics) & Julia Ward Howe (lyrics)
[Heard under last shot of airplane leaving.]
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One of the Duke's best - One of Ford's best!
18 September 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

One of my earliest recollections of late night TV as a child was of boats speeding across the water with guns blazing and explosions going off all around them. I was mesmerized by how real everything looked even though it was in black and white. For reasons I didn't understand at the time, I saw those scenes several times as a small child. Obviously, my father enjoyed the movie! Didn't know who was in the movie, just knew I liked the big tall guy with the baseball cap. LOL Years later my father spoke of the movie as one of his favorites, and one Saturday night while up late working on model airplanes or ships, They Were Expendable came on and I realized that the guy in the baseball cap was my favorite actor John Wayne. A movie without all the patriotic jingoism of the day, just real people fighting a losing battle and, like Douglas MacArthur, hoping to "return" one day to fight again. Decades later a friend gave me a 2nd or 3rd edition hardbound copy of the book the movie was based on, a story of real people and real events, and I found that John Ford did the book proud. As I've gotten older and wiser, this movie has gotten better and better, with those special effects explosions still amazing me after all these years.
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