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VHS : In Harm's Way
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: In Harm's Way
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starring: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss
directed by: Otto Preminger
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792102328
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 0792102320
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: October 22, 1996
Running Time: 165 minutes
Sales Rank: 3512
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 06, 1965



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Otto Preminger's sprawling World War II drama packs a lot into its 165 minutes, beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor (which Preminger re-creates in amazing detail) and ending a couple of years later with America's return to the South Pacific in force. John Wayne and Kirk Douglas star as a career naval captain and his self-pitying commander in the peacetime navy who are thrust into battle when Pearl Harbor is bombed while they are on maneuvers. Minutes into WWII, they are already scapegoated and demoted by the embarrassed military brass. Wayne romances a WAVE nurse (Patricia Neal) and attempts a reconciliation with his estranged, spoiled son (Brandon de Wilde) while Douglas sinks into the bottle after the death of his cheating wife until the American fleet rebuilds and calls upon Wayne to lead one of the initial invasion forces. Henry Fonda makes a brief but commanding appearance as the fleet admiral. Burgess Meredith is a former writer turned witty commander, Dana Andrews a showy but indecisive admiral, and Stanley Holloway a genial Australian scout working with the American invasion forces. Tom Tryon and Paula Prentiss play newlyweds torn apart by the war, and also appearing are Franchot Tone, Carroll O'Conner, Slim Pickens, George Kennedy, Bruce Cabot, and Larry Hagman, among many, many more. Loyal Griggs's handsome black-and-white photography is topped only by Saul Bass's impressive closing credits sequence, a rising cascade of crashing waves and rough surf reportedly paced to mirror the dramatic rhythm of the film. --Sean Axmaker



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A movie classic
This movie is a gem. Ignore its few minor flaws like the ship-models-in-washtub special effects. And the slow pace would offend only those with the attention span of a two-year-old. On the contrary--the movie takes the time necessary for expansive character development. What makes this movie special is its realistic depiction of military command, life, and relationships. Viewers with no military experience will get a little taste of military life--its nobility, gentility, courage, stoicism, and occasional mendacity. It is a good study in command, like "Twelve O'Clock High." Twelve O'Clock High (Special Edition) One of the benefits of serving in the military is life experience--including meeting all kinds of people, good and bad. That's the case in this movie. And John Wayne gives another iconic portrayal of what it means to be an American and respond to great challenges.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - "We got ourselves a mother-lovin' Gut-Bustin' Navy war."
Great movie with a legendary cast. If you don't have this movie, you're missing out.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Duke at his best
A classic match up of John Wayne, Kirk Douglas with a five star supporting cast. This, and the action a suspence of the early days of World War Two, make it unforgetable.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - OTTO PREMINGER, OPUS 30
***1/2 1965. This film was based on James Bassett's Harm's Way. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger. Academy award nomination in the Best B&W Cinematography category. The movie depicts, from the Navy point of view or, rather, from the point of view of some Navy officers of the Pacific coast, the American reaction after Pearl Harbor. As other reviewers have made mention of it, it's evident that Otto Preminger wasn't that interested in filming sea battles, he only presented on the screen what his characters could see from their positions. Preminger was more interested in depicting the behaviour of his characters caught in a crisis. Let's also note the general sexual tension described by IN HARM'S WAY, from the lascivious dance of Barbara Bouchet, who became a few years later Italy's most known starlet, during the first minutes of the film to the close-up of Kirk Douglas's face before assaulting Jill Exodus ... Read More



 

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