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They Were Expendable DVD Robert Montgomery John Wayne Donna Reed D14
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ApproximatelyS$ 8.26
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An item that is used but still in very good condition. No damage to the jewel case or item cover, no scuffs, scratches, cracks, or holes. The cover art and liner notes are included. The VHS or DVD box is included. The video game instructions and box are included. The teeth of disk holder are undamaged. Minimal wear on the exterior of item. No skipping on CD/DVD. No fuzzy/snowy frames on VHS tape.
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Located in: Livonia, Michigan, United States
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eBay item number:136089388514
Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Movie
- Region Code
- DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
- Language
- English
- Signal Standard
- NTSC
- Former Rental
- No
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
- UPC
- 0012569659087
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Product Information
John Ford's poetic adaptation of William White's book about a PT boat squadron in the South Pacific during World War II may be the best feature film on the war in that theater and is considered by some scholars, including British director Lindsay Anderson, as Ford's greatest work. Just before the outbreak of the war, Lt. John Brickley (Robert Montgomery) is assigned to take his Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron to Manila Bay to defend against a possible Japanese attack in the Philippines. Once there, he finds that the top brass, amused by the idea that the small crafts can be of use in combat, relegates the PT boat to messenger duty. Angered by that reaction, Brickley and his crew must wait for the war to begin to show what they can do. When it does, they shoot down three Japanese planes during an attack on their base, but when the base is closed Brick's squadron is reassigned to Bataan, where they once again are ordered to run messages, and Brickley's fiery executive officer, Lt. Rusty Ryan (John Wayne), fed up with such meaningless duty, asks to be transferred to a destroyer. The embodiment of Milton's tag that "they also serve who stand and wait," Ford's elegiac film pays tribute to all who donned a uniform during the war, whatever their role. Montgomery, who shared in the film's direction, gives the best noncomic performance of his career as the evenhanded CO. But in a visually arresting film that could provide a formidable emotional impact even without the use of sound, it's the eloquent compositions of director of photography Joseph H. August that resonate most powerfully.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0012569659087
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52768108
Product Key Features
Actor
Robert Montgomery
Movie/TV Title
They Were Expendable
Director
Sean Aloysius O'feeney, John Ford
Format
DVD
Release Year
2006
Genre
Action & Adventure
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Signal Standard
Dvd
Leading Role
Robert Montgomery
Film Country
USA
Release Date
20060606
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