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Also known as Long Gray Line

1955 USA Army film by John Ford

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Vinony's link graph records 217 inbound references to The Long Gray Line, and connects out to Dwight D. Eisenhower, United States Military Academy and World War II.

Vinony files it under 1950s biographical drama films, 1955 American films and 1955 drama films.

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Film · TMDB

7.0

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.

Released: 1955-01-04138 minDir: John FordComedy, Drama

Cast

  • Tyrone Power as Martin Maher
  • Maureen O'Hara as Mary O'Donnell
  • Robert Francis as James Sundstrom Jr.
  • Donald Crisp as Old Martin
  • Ward Bond as Captain Herman Kohler
  • Betsy Palmer as Kitty Carter

Themes

  • immigrant
  • cadet
  • love at first sight
  • irish-american
  • marching band
  • military life
  • west point
  • mentor protégé relationship
  • military academy
  • life during wartime

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

3,696 votes

Year
1955
Runtime
138 min
Genres
Biography, Comedy, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
John Ford
Cast member
Jack Pennick
Narrative location
New York
Duration
138
FilmAffinity ID
147626
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1955-01-01
title
The Long Gray Line
film editor
William Lyon
distributed by
Netflix
review score
90%
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