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They Were Expendable

Name: They Were Expendable
Genre: drama, war
Duration: 134 min

1945 · 134 min

IMDb10,397 votes7.2 / 10 Rotten Tomatoes Audience110 votes73%Rotten Tomatoes Critics11 reviews91%Metacritic9 reviews86 / 100

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Synopsis

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines 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.

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Released: 1945
Runtime: 134 minutes
Genres: drama, war

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Cast & crew

Cast

Robert Montgomery
John Wayne
Donna Reed
Jack Holt
Ward Bond
Marshall Thompson
Paul Langton

Director

John Ford

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