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Hail the Conquering Hero
“MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!”
7.1 / 10• 1944• 1h 41m•NR• English
ComedyWar
Storyline
Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.
Cast & Crew
Eddie Bracken
Woodrow Truesmith
Lead
Ella Raines
Libby
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Everett J. Noble
William Demarest
Sgt. Heppelfinger
Franklin Pangborn
Reception Committee Chairman
Elizabeth Patterson
Martha - Libby's Aunt
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Truesmith
Al Bridge
Political Boss
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Preston Sturges's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hail the Conquering Hero is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
