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Beyond Glory (1948)

Beyond Glory poster
Directed by
John Farrow
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former soldier believes he caused his commanding officer's death during the war. He visits the officer's widow and they fall in love. She pushes him to seek a future at West Point.

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What happens

Beyond Glory is a 1948 American drama film directed by John Farrow and starring Alan Ladd and Donna Reed. Written by William Wister Haines, Jonathan Latimer, and Charles Marquis Warren, the film is about a former soldier who thinks he may have caused the death of his commanding officer in Tunisia. After visiting the officer's widow, they fall in love, and she encourages him to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. World War II hero Audie Murphy made his film debut in the small role of Ladd's academy roommate, Cadet Thomas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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