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They were expendable / Flying Leathernecks
Title
They were expendable / [ videorecording] Flying Leathernecks / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture ; produced and directed by John Ford ; screenplay by Frank Wead ; Howard Hughes Picture ; produced by Edmund Grainger ; directed by Nicholas Ray ; screenplay by James Edward Grant.
ISBN
1419829858
Edition
Full screen version.
Published
Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment distributed by Warner Home Video 2006.
Physical Description
1 DVD (237 mins.) sd., b&w, col., 4 3/4 in.
Notes
They were expendable (135 min., b&w) released in 1945. Flying leathernecks (102 min., col.) released in 1951.
Closed-captioned.
They were expendable has an English language track with English and French subtitles. Flying Leathernecks has an English language track with English, French and Spanish subtitles.
Summary
They were expendable: Two PT-boat skippers defend the Philippines and give the U.S. war effort time to regroup after the crippling losses at Pearl Harbor. Flying Leathernecks: An embattled Marine fighter squadron VMF 247 at Guadalcanal is led by John Wayne and campaigning to coordinate ground combat with low-flying aerial sorties.
Variant and related titles
Flying Leathernecks
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 18, 2006
Series
Cast
They were expendable: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond. Flying Leathernecks: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Jay C Flippen, William Harrigan.
System details note
DVD, full screen presentation, Dolby digital sound, region 1 compatible.
With
Special features: both films show their original theatrical trailers.
Audience
MPAA rating : not rated.
Videorecording number
80245 Warner Home Video
Subjects
Also listed under
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
RKO Pictures.
Turner Entertainment Co.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
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