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A drama about life in the regular Army in the days prior to World War II. Shows the effect of Army discipline on an individualistic former boxing champion who defies the attempts of officers and men to break him when he refuses to fight on the company's boxing team. Includes actual scenes of t...

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Corporate Authors: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm), Columbia Pictures Corporation
Other Authors: Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997, Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, Clift, Montgomery, Kerr, Deborah, 1921-2007, Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998, Reed, Donna, 1921-1986, Jones, James, 1921-1977
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Burbank, Calif. : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, [1987?]
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
War films.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
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Summary:A drama about life in the regular Army in the days prior to World War II. Shows the effect of Army discipline on an individualistic former boxing champion who defies the attempts of officers and men to break him when he refuses to fight on the company's boxing team. Includes actual scenes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Item Description:Based on the novel of the same title by James Jones.
Videocassette release of the 1953 motion picture.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1953: Best Picture, Best Director (Fred Zinnemann), Best Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), Best Supporting Actress (Donna Reed), Best Screenplay (Daniel Taradash), Best Cinematography (Burnett Guffey), Best Sound (John P. Livadary (Columbia Studio Sound Department)), Best Editing (William Lyon)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; film editor, William Lyon ; musical director, Morris Stoloff.