In Love and War

A sweeping wartime melodrama that balances home-front heartache with battlefield sacrifice, earnest and sentimental but grounded in loss.

Directed by

Philip Dunne

Genres

War, Drama

Starring

Robert Wagner, Dana Wynter, Jeffrey Hunter

Tagline

THE ONE TRULY GREAT STORY OF THE U.S. MARINES!

Overview

Three Marines take shore leave in San Francisco during World War II. Frankie O'Neill visits his lower-class dysfunctional family; Nico Kantaylis visits his pregnant fiancée; and the upper-class Alan Newcombe visits his high-living playgirl girlfriend. Each must decide whether to make the best of his situation or break out of it. O'Neill drowns his troubles in alcohol, losing the respect of a potential lover; Kantaylis marries his fiancée, but realizes he may not survive the war to see his child; while Newcombe sheds his decadent girlfriend for a pure-hearted Hawaiian nurse. Later, in battle, a heroic act costs one of the Marines his life.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, romantic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, love, family, survival

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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