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The Long Gray Line

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High-spirited Irish immigrant Marty Maher (Tyrone Power) is an awkward misfit at West Point until he's taken in as an assistant by kindly athletic director Capt. Herman J. Koehler (Ward Bond). A budding romance that turns into a happy marriage to a fellow Irish immigrant, housemaid Mary O'Donnell (Maureen O'Hara), also helps Maher mellow into a beloved and long-standing fixture at the military academy, where his career as an officer and mentor spans 50 years. This film is based on a true story.
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Richard Brody The New Yorker 06/29/2020
John Ford's 1955 bio-pic about the longtime officer Marty Maher is one of his grandest and heartiest films. Go to Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 01/01/2000
Clearly not for every taste, but a work that vibrates with tenderness and emotion. Go to Full Review George N. Fenin Film Culture 03/29/2022
[A] long, dreary film. Go to Full Review Alberto Abuín Espinof 09/11/2019
The result is one of the most emotional films of its author. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/30/2014
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Eloquently and simply directed by John Ford. Go to Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 08/08/2008
Heartbreaking drama, with many unusual film making approaches. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/19/2024 I consider myself a big fan of John Ford’s films, but unfortunately, this one feels a bit disappointing. It has all the typical “Ford ingredients,” yet somehow, it doesn’t quite work as well as his other films. The humor feels dated—understandable, given it’s from the mid-‘50s—but it still detracts from the experience. I’ll give it another chance, but it’s clear that this won’t become one of my favorites. See more Alec B 02/20/2024 One of Ford's least interesting works. It suffers from the typical biopic problems and a lot of the humor feels like a cheap knockoff of better material from "The Quiet Man". See more Steve D 06/30/2023 The tone might give you whiplash but it is well done. See more 02/27/2022 One of Ford's least interesting works. It suffers from the typical biopic problems and a lot of the humor feels like a cheap knockoff of better material from "The Quiet Man". See more s r @ScottR 09/01/2020 A surprisingly good tribute to West Point and all that it stands for. I'd like to visit it after seeing this. Saw it on TCM. See more 09/22/2018 This movie is absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking, a movie I can never forget. I do think it was slow and confusing at times, but it was still good. Another great performance by Tyrone Power. See more Read all reviews
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John Ford

Director

Tyrone Power

Martin "Marty" Maher

Maureen O'Hara

Mary O'Donnell

Robert Francis

James N. Sundstrom Jr.

Donald Crisp

Old Martin

Ward Bond

Capt. Herman J. Kohler

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Synopsis High-spirited Irish immigrant Marty Maher (Tyrone Power) is an awkward misfit at West Point until he's taken in as an assistant by kindly athletic director Capt. Herman J. Koehler (Ward Bond). A budding romance that turns into a happy marriage to a fellow Irish immigrant, housemaid Mary O'Donnell (Maureen O'Hara), also helps Maher mellow into a beloved and long-standing fixture at the military academy, where his career as an officer and mentor spans 50 years. This film is based on a true story.
Director
John Ford
Producer
Robert Arthur
Screenwriter
Edward Hope
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Rota Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 1955, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Runtime
2h 18m
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