The Long Gray Line
The Long Gray Line

Movie·1955·2h 18m

The Long Gray Line

Warms Your Heart! STIRS YOUR BLOOD! and fires your imagination!

Directed By

John Ford

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

Edward Hope

Producer

Robert Arthur

Cinematography

Charles Lawton Jr.

Editor

William A. Lyon

Themes

immigrantcadetlove at first sightirish-americanmarching bandmilitary lifewest pointmentor protégé relationshipmilitary academylife during wartimeirish immigrantarmy cadet

Production House

Rota Productions
Columbia Pictures

Audience Score

70%

57 votes

Skip10%
Timepass23%
Go for it38%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

Region: IN

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// cast

Cast

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Martin Maher

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Mary O'Donnell

Robert Francis

Robert Francis

James Sundstrom Jr.

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Old Martin

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Captain Herman Kohler

Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer

Kitty Carter

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Chuck Dotson

William Leslie

William Leslie

James "Red" Sundstrom

Harry Carey, Jr.

Harry Carey, Jr.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Patrick Wayne

Patrick Wayne

Abner "Cherub" Overton

Sean McClory

Sean McClory

Dinny Maher

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Corporal Rudolph Heinz

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

Captain John J. Pershing

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore

Mrs. Koehler

Walter Ehlers

Mike Shannon

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

Major Thomas

Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis

Specialty (uncredited)

Tom Hennesy

Cadet Dotson (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

John Ford

John Ford

Director

Edward Hope

Screenplay

Robert Arthur

Producer

Charles Lawton Jr.

Charles Lawton Jr.

Director of Photography

William A. Lyon

Editor

Charles Lang

Charles Lang

Director of Photography

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