| Release Date: | Apr 1965 |
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| Genres: | War / Drama |
| Awards: | Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win |
| Runtime: | 165 min |
| Cast: | John Wayne (Capt. Rockwell Torrey), Kirk Douglas (Commander Paul Eddington Jr.) Patricia Neal (Lt. Maggie Haynes) Tom Tryon (Mac McConnell) Paula Prentiss (Beverly McConnell) Brandon De Wilde (Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey) Jill Haworth (Ens. Annalee Dorne) Dana Andrews (Admiral Broderick) Stanley Holloway (Clayton Canfil) Burgess Meredith (Commander Egan Powell) Franchot Tone (Admiral Kimmel) Patrick O'Neal (Commander Neal Owynn) Carroll O'Connor (Lt. Commander Burke) Slim Pickens (C.P.O Culpepper) James Mitchum (Ensign Griggs) George Kennedy (Colonel Gregory) Bruce Cabot (Quartermaster Quoddy) Barbara Bouchet (Liz Eddington) Tod Andrews (Captain Tuthill) Larry Hagman (Lt. J.G. Cline) Stewart Moss (Ensign Balch) Richard LePore (Lt. J.G. Tom Agar (as Richard Le Pore)) Chet Stratton (Ship's doctor) Soo Yong (Tearful woman) Dort Clark (Boston) Phil Mattingly (PT Boat skipper) Henry Fonda (Admiral Nimitz) Yankee Chang (Mortuary clerk (uncredited)) Christopher George (Sailor (uncredited)) Jerry Goldsmith (Piano player (uncredited)) Christian Haren ((uncredited)) Don McCurry (Extra (uncredited)) Hugh O'Brian (U.S. Army Air Corps major (Liz...) Otto Preminger (Trailer Host / Narrator (uncredited)) |
Captain Rockwell Torrey and Commander Paul Eddington are part of the Navy's effort to recuperate from, and retaliate for, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Torrey is romantically involved with nurse Maggie Haynes, and also tries to restore his relationship with his estranged son, Jeremiah, a young Naval officer.