Hail the Conquering Hero

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Hail the Conquering Hero is a 1944 American screwball comedy film directed by Preston Sturges, celebrated for its sharp satire of wartime heroism and small-town patriotism.

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instanceOf film
screwball comedy film
basedIn United States
cinematographyBy John F. Seitz
countryOfOrigin United States
creativeStyle ensemble comedy
rapid-fire dialogue
director Preston Sturges
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Stuart Gilmore
era World War II-era American cinema
filmingProcess black-and-white
genre comedy film
satire
screwball comedy
hasCountry United States
hasDirector Preston Sturges
hasLanguage English
mainTheme small-town patriotism
wartime heroism
musicBy Werner R. Heymann
narrativeFocus a falsely celebrated war hero returning to his hometown
notableFor satire of small-town patriotism
sharp satire of wartime heroism
originalLanguage English
partOf Hollywood studio-era comedies
producer Preston Sturges
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
publicationDate 1944
releaseYear 1944
runtime approximately 101 minutes
screenwriter Preston Sturges
setDuring World War II
starredActor Al Bridge
Eddie Bracken
Elizabeth Patterson
Ella Raines
Franklin Pangborn
Raymond Walburn
William Demarest
writer Preston Sturges

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Eddie Bracken notableWork Hail the Conquering Hero
Franklin Pangborn notableWork Hail the Conquering Hero
Preston Sturges notableWork Hail the Conquering Hero
Preston Sturges directed Hail the Conquering Hero
Preston Sturges wroteScreenplayFor Hail the Conquering Hero
Edward Vincent Bracken notableWork Hail the Conquering Hero
Edward Vincent Bracken performedIn Hail the Conquering Hero
William Demarest notableWork Hail the Conquering Hero