![]() Les Tremayne as Captain Frank Enright, USN.Richard Jaeckel as Lieutenant Commander Roy Webb, USN.Vaughn Taylor as Commander Mike Pulaski, USN.Ward Costello as Captain Harry Black, USN.Dennis Weaver as Lieutenant Commander Andrew Jefferson "Andy" Lowe III, USN.The film's coda is a quote from Admiral Halsey:"There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet." Cast This narration was remarkably evenhanded in its characterization of the enemy for an American feature film of this period. ![]() In fact, Yamamoto was killed over Bougainville five months later in April 1943.Īlso somewhat unorthodox is that scenes depicting Japanese staff officers were performed in Japanese, with only summary translations provided by the narrator. For dramatic effect, the mission to kill Yamamoto is made contemporaneous with the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Goto, who was also Technical Advisor for the film). ![]() Fundamentally, the film becomes a battle of wills and wits between the dogged Halsey and his brilliant Japanese counterpart, Admiral Yamamoto (James T. All the fighting takes place off-screen, and there is an emphasis throughout the film on logistics and strategy rather than the tactics and combat. Unusual for a war film, The Gallant Hours has no battle scenes. American five-star rank is a lifetime appointment with full pay and benefits.) (Note that officers of five-star rank never retire. The story is told in flashback, framed by Halsey's ceremony of going on inactive duty in 1947. That period of combat became a turning point in the struggle against the Japanese Empire during the World War II. The Gallant Hours depicts the crucial five-week period in October–November 1942 after Admiral Halsey (James Cagney) took command of the beleaguered American forces in the South Pacific Area. However, it is very competently made and worth seeing.The film starts and ends with these words from the score's song performed by the Roger Wagner chorale Group, which sums up the story of the film:I knew a lad who went to sea and left the shore behind him I knew him well the lad was me and now I cannot find him. If you want a film version of all of Halsey's life or a warts-and-all film, this is not the movie for you. Simple and direct seem to be the motto for this film.and have a male chorus that sounds worse than cats begin tortured. The film is also surprisingly different from what you'd expect because the telling of the story is very straight-forward and without adornment. ![]() ![]() This small cross-section of his life consists of just five weeks!! So, it's hard to exactly call this a 'bio-pic' as it would seem to imply more than just a tiny portion of the subject's life. Instead of a typical bio-pic, this one is told in a semi-documentary style-with very serious narration punctuating various vignettes of a very small portion of Admiral Halsey's life. Why this was chosen for the soundtrack I have no idea, as it grates on the nerves like no other soundtrack I can recall! Yes, it's that bad and after a while it sounds almost like bees swarming-I kid you not! Aside from the demoniacally-inspired chorus, the next thing you'll probably notice is the unusual style of the film. Reviewed by MartinHafer 6 / 10 Make that chorus shut up!!Īrrgghh!! Whether or not this is a good film, I am surprised that most of the reviewers don't mention the god-awful men's chorus that inappropriately drones on and one with even greater solemnity than a Biblical epic!! It's horrible and annoying-and undermines much of the film. ![]()
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