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The Resource They were expendable, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced and directed by John Ford ; screen play by Frank Wead, (videorecording)

They were expendable, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced and directed by John Ford ; screen play by Frank Wead, (videorecording)

Label
They were expendable
Title
They were expendable
Statement of responsibility
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced and directed by John Ford ; screen play by Frank Wead
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • engfre
  • eng
Summary
During WWII, two Navy lieutenants lead their ill-equipped troops against the Japanese in the Philippines, despite the odds
Characteristic
videorecording
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They were expendable (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Joseph H. August ; production designers, Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown ; editors, Frank E. Hull, Douglass Biggs ; music, Herbert Stothart
Intended audience
Not Rated
Language note
In English, with English and French subtitles ; closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond
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  • 1894-1973
  • 1895-1947
  • 1904-1981
  • 1907-1979
  • 1921-1986
  • 1888-1951
  • 1903-1960
  • 1900-1973
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  • Ford, John
  • Wead, Frank W.
  • Montgomery, Robert
  • Wayne, John
  • Reed, Donna
  • Holt, Jack
  • Bond, Ward
  • White, William Lindsay
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime
135
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  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Philippines
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
They were expendable, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced and directed by John Ford ; screen play by Frank Wead, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1945
  • Based on the book by William L. White
  • Special Feature: theatrical trailer
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Control code
mg00000065
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (135 min.)
Isbn
9781419828904
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
012569659087
Other physical details
sd., b&w
Publisher number
65908
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, Dolby digital mono
Terms governing use
For private home use only.
Video recording format
DVD
Label
They were expendable, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced and directed by John Ford ; screen play by Frank Wead, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1945
  • Based on the book by William L. White
  • Special Feature: theatrical trailer
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Control code
mg00000065
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (135 min.)
Isbn
9781419828904
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
012569659087
Other physical details
sd., b&w
Publisher number
65908
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, Dolby digital mono
Terms governing use
For private home use only.
Video recording format
DVD

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