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The Fighting Seabees

1944 · 100 min

A sturdy, old-fashioned war picture that mixes construction-site grit with battle action and a light love triangle, earnest and easy to follow.

Tagline: The thrilling story of America's supermen!
Overview: Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
friendship
love
betrayal
Places: military
sea
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, action, war
Directed by: Edward Ludwig
Written by: Aeneas MacKenzie, Borden Chase
Starring: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinskey, J.M. Kerrigan, Grant Withers, Paul Fix
Cinematography: William Bradford
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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