The Fighting Sullivans (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Lloyd Bacon |
| Producer(s) | Sam Jaffe, Robert Kane (associate) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Historical, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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The Fighting Sullivans (1944) was a War - Drama Film directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Robert Kane and Sam Jaffe.
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Mrs. Alleta Sullivan:
Tom, our boys are afloat again.
Father Francis: [First lines] George Thomas Sullivan, I baptize thee in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
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Father Francis: [First lines] George Thomas Sullivan, I baptize thee in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
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In real life two of the brothers, Frank and George, had actually served in the US Navy prior to the five brothers enlisting but this story element is not represented in the film.
American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said of the The Fighting Sullivan five brothers, "This is the spirit which in the end must triumph!"
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. This vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the South Pacific on 13 November 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. The names of the brothers, the Fighting Sullivans, were Frank, Joe, Matt, Al and George.
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American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said of the The Fighting Sullivan five brothers, "This is the spirit which in the end must triumph!"
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. This vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the South Pacific on 13 November 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. The names of the brothers, the Fighting Sullivans, were Frank, Joe, Matt, Al and George.
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