They Were Expendable (Blu-ray)

Following the devastation of Pearl Harbor, two navy skippers take their small PT boats into action against the immense Japanese cruisers.
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  • ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.37:1
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: June 7, 2016
  • Originally Released: 1945
  • Label: Warner Archive Collection (MOD)

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User Ratings: 3,456
Rating: B+ -- 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. Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
Jan 8, 2007
Rating: A -- Surprisingly rich film is one of the best war films ever made. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Oct 9, 2005
Rating: 3.5/4 -- The film moves along curiously and cautiously, prideful of the crews of the PT boats but also aware that each victory was achieved at a great cost and that sacrifices would have to continue to be made as the war trudged along. Full Review
Creative Loafing
Jun 18, 2016
The real star of the film is the gorgeous, luminous, mostly outdoor black-and-white cinematography. Full Review
Combustible Celluloid
Sep 18, 2008
Rating: 9/10 -- They Were Expendable was the first time [Ford] would loose the weight of his experiences on a general audience. Full Review
The Retro Set
Dec 27, 2018

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Supplies are dwindling. Troops are hopelessly outnumbered. But even in defeat there is victory. The defenders of the Philippines -- including PT-boat skippers John Brickley (Robert Montgomery) and Rusty Ryan (John Wayne) -- will give the U.S. war effort time to regroup after the devastation of Pearl Harbor.

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  • UPC: 888574396046
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