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The Fighting Sullivans, originally released as The Sullivans, is a 1944 American biographical war film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Edward Doherty, Mary C. McCall Jr., and Jules Schermer. It was nominated for a now-discontinued Academy Award for Best Story .
A 1944 film based on a true story of five Sullivan brothers who joined the Navy and died in action during World War II. The film follows their childhood, family, and military service, and features Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, and Selena Royle.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Lloyd Bacon
- 1944-02-03
In this dramatization of a true story, five brothers from Iowa (James Cardwell, John Campbell, George Offerman Jr., John Alvin, Edward Ryan) grow up in an in...
- 112 min
- 122.7K
- LionHeart FilmWorks
The brothers' story was filmed as the 1944 movie The Sullivans (later renamed The Fighting Sullivans) and inspired, at least in part, the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan. The Sullivans were also briefly mentioned in Saving Private Ryan .
May 9, 2017 · The Sullivan brothers were five Iowa natives who served together in the U.S. Navy during World War II and died in a Japanese attack in 1942. Learn about their troubled childhood, their military service, and the myths and controversies surrounding their story.
- Bruce Kuklick
Jun 4, 2011 · The Fighting Sullivans portrays the true story of 5 brothers who fought and died together when their ship, the American cruiser U.S.S. Juneau, was...
- 2 min
- 92.3K
- Michael Appert
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Nov 15, 2000 · A documentary that explores the tragic fate of the five Sullivan brothers who served on the U.S.S. Juneau in World War II. Learn about their lives, their deaths, and the controversy surrounding their story.
