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Pride of the Marines

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Shortly before being sent off to war, Al Schmid falls in love with Ruth Hartley, and begs her to wait for him. Al is sent to Guadalcanal in the South Pacific, where he and other Marines defend the island from a Japanese attack. After killing almost 200 Japanese soldiers, Al is blinded by a grenade. Not wanting Ruth to be tied to a helpless man, Al dictates a letter to his nurse breaking off their engagement.

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Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine Another enlistment poster, but fortunately lousy. Apr 23, 2020 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com John Garfield gives a compelling performance in this WWII biopic about a soldier who lost his vision. Rated: B May 1, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Solid film with a worthy subject. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/28/24 Full Review Audience Member The best inspiring movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member good WWII pic from WWII Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Best war movie that shows the hardships of injured soldiers returning home. Most war movies like to focus on the action of the battle, glory of a general or other individuals. Rarely do movies tell the story of the homecoming. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Powerful war film, which focuses more on the wounded soldiers adapting to life after returning home that it does on the war itself. It is melodramatic, but it needs to be to make it?s point. The performances are outstanding by everyone in the cast. John Garfield and Eleanor Parker are excellent in the leads. Rosemary DeCamp, John Ridgely, Ann Todd and Dane Clark provide great support. It is a great and inspiring story, and that story was nominated for an Academy Award. Good direction by Delmer Daves. It has a very creative dream sequence. It was an important film in it's time and paved the way for the similar The Best Years of Our Lives. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is more about trauma and human relations then the Marines. Fun to watch the 40's technology: cross country train, long distance phone calls. Great post war motivation. Next--the 50s. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Shortly before being sent off to war, Al Schmid falls in love with Ruth Hartley, and begs her to wait for him. Al is sent to Guadalcanal in the South Pacific, where he and other Marines defend the island from a Japanese attack. After killing almost 200 Japanese soldiers, Al is blinded by a grenade. Not wanting Ruth to be tied to a helpless man, Al dictates a letter to his nurse breaking off their engagement.
Director
Delmer Daves
Producer
Jerry Wald
Screenwriter
Albert Maltz
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 24, 1945, Original
Release Date (DVD)
May 5, 2009
Runtime
1h 59m