They Were Expendable
The film is a dramatized account of the role of the American PT Boats in the defense of the Philippines against Japanese invasion during the Battle of the Philippines (1941–42) in World War II.
September 1, 1893 in Los Angeles, California, USA
September 27, 1910 in Fresno, California, USA
15 June 1923, Canada
September 27, 1893 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
7 May 1906, Gossau, Switzerland
February 8, 1902 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
1 April 1905, New York City, New York, USA
March 1, 1916 in Nevada County, California, USA
1 October 1897, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
26 February 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
26 May 1907, Winterset, Iowa, USA
2 February 1903, Mound City, Missouri, USA
5 September 1904, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
17 June 1877, Danville, California, USA
6 November 1918, Toledo, Ohio, USA
27 November 1925, Peoria, Illinois, USA
10 January 1911, Manila, Philippines
27 February 1915, Cheney, Washington, USA
27 January 1921, Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
10 January 1882, Veracruz, Mexico
20 February 1925, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
13 April 1910, Thermopolis, Wyoming, USA
February 11, 1906 in New York, New York, USA
February 5, 1892 in Denver, Colorado, USA
April 23, 1875 in Alameda, California, USA
7 November 1909, St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
August 1, 1897 in Georgia, USA
17 April 1913, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
June 16, 1888 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
29 March 1905, Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
January 08, 2007
The most unfortunate thing about John Ford's excellent, elegiac war film, with a strong turn from John Wayne, was its release date, December 1945, since the war was over.
September 18, 2008
The real star of the film is the gorgeous, luminous, mostly outdoor black-and-white cinematography.
October 09, 2005
Surprisingly rich film is one of the best war films ever made.
