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    • The Fighting Sullivans (1944) - IMDb
      • The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are chronicled in this film based on a true story.
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  1. The brothers' story was filmed as the 1944 movie The Sullivans (later renamed The Fighting Sullivans) and inspired, at least in part, the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan. The Sullivans were also briefly mentioned in Saving Private Ryan .

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  3. The Fighting Sullivans: Directed by Lloyd Bacon. With Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle, Edward Ryan. The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression.

    • (2.4K)
    • Biography, Drama, History
    • Lloyd Bacon
    • 1944-02-03
  4. The meaning and relevance of this movie's title, The Fighting Sullivans, is that they were five Irish-American brothers who died about the same time whilst serving on the American light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) during World War II.

  5. The Fighting Sullivans, originally released as The Sullivans, is a 1944 American biographical war film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Edward Doherty, Mary C. McCall Jr., and Jules Schermer. It was nominated for a now-discontinued Academy Award for Best Story .

  6. Nov 15, 2000 · The True Story of the Fighting Sullivans. On Friday, November 13, 1942, all five Sullivan brothers from Iowa were serving aboard the U.S.S. Juneau when a Japanese torpedo hit. 400 died instantly; 150 or so bobbed helplessly in shark-infested water.

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    • Documentary, History, Mystery
    • Arthur Drooker, Damian Weyand
    • 2000-11-15
  7. Based on a true story about five brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, The Fighting Sullivans (1944) resonated with a war-weary nation, a reminder of the homespun values for which American troops were fighting.

  8. Apr 13, 2022 · Released in 1944, and set in the period between the 1920s to the 1940s, The Fighting Sullivans is a true story about an Irish family in Waterloo, Iowa. The Sullivan parents were blessed with...

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