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The Long Gray Line
“Warms Your Heart! STIRS YOUR BLOOD! and fires your imagination!”
7.0 / 10• 1955• 2h 18m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.
Cast & Crew
Tyrone Power
Martin Maher
Lead
Maureen O'Hara
Mary O'Donnell
Robert Francis
James Sundstrom Jr.
Donald Crisp
Old Martin
Ward Bond
Captain Herman Kohler
Betsy Palmer
Kitty Carter
Philip Carey
Chuck Dotson
William Leslie
James "Red" Sundstrom
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Long Gray Line is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
