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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Charles Bennett (writer)
James Hilton (story)
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Release Date:
4 July 1944 (USA) more
Tagline:
Drama of Loyalty and Love! The Story the Whole World Has Heard About!
Plot:
As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. more
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Inspiring biography of WWII hero. more (14 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Gary Cooper | ... | Dr. Corydon M. Wassell |
 | Laraine Day | ... | Madeleine |
| Signe Hasso | ... | Bettina |
| Dennis O'Keefe | ... | Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins |
| Carol Thurston | ... | Tremartini (Three Martini) |
| Carl Esmond | ... | Lt. Dirk Van Daal |
| Paul Kelly | ... | Murdock |
| Elliott Reid | ... | William 'Andy' Anderson |
| Stanley Ridges | ... | Cmdr. William B. 'Bill' Goggins |
| Renny McEvoy | ... | Johnny Leeweather |
 | Oliver Thorndike | ... | Alabam |
| Philip Ahn | ... | Ping |
| Barbara Britton | ... | Ruth |
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140 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Mentioned in the fictional novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (Truman Capote). Holly Golightly has been set up for a screen test for one of the nurses in the film; instead of take the test, Golightly goes away to New York. more
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Featured in Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV) more
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This is a long (2 hour, 17 minute) film that is leisurely in its pacing as it depicts dedicated Wassell, American M.D., who goes against direct orders to stay with and evacuate wounded men under his care. Cooper is perfectly cast as the humanitarian doctor. The plot can be tiresome at times but is nevertheless absorbing and inspiring on the whole. Technicolor is excellent. This earned an Oscar nom for Special Effects. Worth catching.