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Pride of the Marines

1945 · 119 min

A sincere, emotionally heavy wartime drama that balances battlefield tension with a tender rehabilitation story, asking for empathy and patience.

Directed by
Delmer Daves
Genres
Drama, War
Tagline
A love story born out of the bedrock of the human spirit
Overview
Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.

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Directed by
Delmer Daves
Genres
Drama, War
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • love
  • trauma
  • healing
  • war
Places
  • big city
  • military
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Delmer Daves
Written by
Albert Maltz
Starring
John Garfield, Eleanor Parker, Dane Clark, John Ridgely, Rosemary DeCamp, Ann Doran, Ann E. Todd, Warren Douglas
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
J. Peverell Marley
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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