In Harm's Way

"Stripped of everything - they lived and loved and fought as if there were no tomorrow..."

1965 2h 45m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 169

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Synopsis

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A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

“Stripped of everything - they lived and loved and fought as if there were no tomorrow...”

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Cast

John Wayne
Capt. Rockwell Torrey
Kirk Douglas
Commander Paul Eddington, Jr.
Patricia Neal
Lt. Maggie Hayes
Tom Tryon
Mac McConnell
Paula Prentiss
Beverly McConnell
Brandon De Wilde
Ens. Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey
Jill Haworth
Ens. Annalee Dorne
Dana Andrews
Admiral Broderick

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Otto Preminger
Writers: Wendell Mayes
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Otto Preminger, shot by Loyal Griggs. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hugh S. Fowler 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 Kirk Douglas and Patricia Neal carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Otto Preminger directs. Loyal Griggs behind the camera. Jerry Goldsmith scores. Hugh S. Fowler cuts. A long sit — settle in. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $4.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
361 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
5Directed by Otto Preminger, shot by Loyal Griggs. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Hugh S. Fowler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8John Wayne and Kirk Douglas and Patricia Neal carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Stripped of everything - they lived and loved and fought as if there were no tomorrow...".
10IMDB entry: tt0059309 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 23 themes, including "suicide", "navy", "military officer", "world war ii".