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The Long Gray Line

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The Long Gray Line
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NR,2hrs 18min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1955
Director:
John Ford
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Francis  ...more
Synopsis: The life story of West Point athletic director Marty Maher was the inspiration for John Ford's The Long Gray Line. Told in flashback, the film recalls the first days at the Point for Irish immigrant Maher (Tyrone Power), a pugnacious boy who can't seem to fit in with the institution's regimen of unquestioning discipline. Athletic director Ward Bond takes a liking to Maher and arranges for the young man to become his assistant; Bond also plays Cupid between Maher and Irish maidservant Mary O'Donnell ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
While not among John Ford's very best films, The Long Gray Line has more than enough to recommend it, especially for devotees of the director's work. Although Ford reportedly had an intense dislike for Cinemascope, that certainly is not evident from Line. The director uses the wide screen to exceptionally good effect, creating vistas of stunning beauty for the "big" scenes, and using the trick of keeping ... Full Review
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Tyrone Power
Martin Maher
Maureen O'Hara
Mary O'Donnell
Robert Francis
Red Sundstrom Jr.
Ward Bond
Capt. Herman J. Koehler
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