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The Fighting Sullivans

19446.2 / 10112 min

Drama, History, War

Overview

THEY MET LIFE - AND GLORY - IN ONE BLINDING FLASH!!

The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are chronicled in this film based on a true story.

Cast

Anne Baxter

Katherine Mary Sullivan

Thomas Mitchell

Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan

Selena Royle

Mrs. Alleta Sullivan

Edward Ryan

Albert Leo 'Al' Sullivan

Trudy Marshall

Genevieve 'Gen' Sullivan

John Campbell

Francis Henry 'Frank' Sullivan

James Cardwell

George Thomas Sullivan

John Alvin

Madison Abel 'Matt' Sullivan

George Offerman, Jr.

Joesph Eugene 'Joe' Sullivan

Roy Roberts

Father Francis

Ward Bond

Lt. Cmdr. Robinson

Nancy June Robinson

Genevieve, as a child (uncredited)

Bobby Driscoll

Al, as a child (uncredited)

Mary McCarty

Gladys (uncredited)

Johnny Calkins

Joe, as a child (uncredited)

Buddy Swan

George, as a child (uncredited)

Crew

Jules Schermer

Story

Lloyd Bacon

Director

Mary C. McCall, Jr.

Writer

Edward Doherty

Story

Lucien N. Andriot

Director of Photography

Louis R. Loeffler

Editor

Cyril J. Mockridge

Original Music Composer

James Basevi

Art Direction

Leland Fuller

Art Direction

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

René Hubert

Costume Design

Alfred Newman

Music Director

George Leverett

Sound

Harry M. Leonard

Sound