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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.5M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Fighting Seabees
"The thrilling story of America's supermen!"
1944 1h 40m EN
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6.2TMDB Β· 60
DramaActionWar
Synopsis
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Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.
βThe thrilling story of America's supermen!β
Cast
John Wayne
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
Susan Hayward
Constance Chesley
Dennis O'Keefe
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
William Frawley
Eddie Powers
Leonid Kinskey
Johnny Novasky
J.M. Kerrigan
Sawyer Collins
Grant Withers
Whanger Spreckles
Paul Fix
Ding Jacobs
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Edward Ludwig
- Writers
- Borden Chase, Aeneas MacKenzie, Borden Chase
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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82 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Edward Ludwig, shot by William Bradford. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Richard L. Van Enger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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John Wayne and Susan Hayward and Dennis O'Keefe carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The thrilling story of America's supermen!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0036824 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 60 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Edward Ludwig directs. William Bradford behind the camera. Richard L. Van Enger cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $1.5M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 282 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Directed by Edward Ludwig, shot by William Bradford. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Richard L. Van Enger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5John Wayne and Susan Hayward and Dennis O'Keefe carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "The thrilling story of America's supermen!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0036824 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 60 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- William Bradford
- Editing
- Richard L. Van Enger
- Costume design
- Adele Palmer
- Makeup / hair
- Robert Littlefield
- Runtime
- 100 min Β· 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Edward Ludwig
Production companies
Who made it
Republic Pictures
US
Key crew
- EditorRichard L. Van Enger
- Art DirectionDuncan Cramer
- Costume DesignAdele Palmer
- MusicWalter Scharf
- Set DecorationOtto Siegel
- SoundHoward Wilson
- SoundT.A. Carman
- Makeup ArtistRobert Littlefield
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- world war ii
- u.s. navy
- pacific island
- construction worker
- seabees
- battalion
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1944-01-27NRΒ· Los Angeles, California
Also known as
International titles
- Alertes aux MarinesFR
- I conquistatori dei 7 mariIT
- The Fighting CBsUS
- ζ΅·θθ±ηδΌ CN
- ζ΅·θηͺε»ιCN
