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What Price Glory

1952 · 110 min

A warm, wry service comedy that turns bittersweet as duty and rivalry give way to the shadow of the front.

Directed by
John Ford
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
James Cagney, Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey
Tagline
The New "What Price Glory"
Overview
Two military men, Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, who are rivals to begin with, grow more at odds with each other when Quirt is made Flagg's top sergeant. And when a local beauty comes between them, their rivalry escalates even further. But when they discover that the woman has marriage in mind, they now compete to try to avoid marching down the aisle - that is, until they are called upon to march into battle.

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Directed by
John Ford
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
James Cagney, Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • love
  • war
  • deception
  • loyalty
Places
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, romance, war
Directed by
John Ford
Written by
Henry Ephron, Phoebe Ephron
Starring
James Cagney, Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey, William Demarest, Craig Hill, Robert Wagner, Marisa Pavan, Max Showalter
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
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Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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