Pride of the Marines (1945)

Directed by

Delmer Daves

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Marine is blinded in combat during the Guadalcanal campaign. The film follows his struggle to adjust to a new life with the help of his family and his fiancee.

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What happens

Pride of the Marines is a 1945 American biographical war film starring John Garfield, Eleanor Parker and Dane Clark. It tells the story of U.S. Marine Al Schmid in World War II, his heroic stand against a Japanese attack during the Battle of Guadalcanal in which he was blinded by a grenade and his subsequent rehabilitation. The film was based on the 1944 Roger Butterfield book Al Schmid, Marine. Albert Maltz was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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