They Were Expendable

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/They_Were_Expendable

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_Ford
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:none
gptkbp:based_on	gptkb:book
gptkbp:box_office	$1.5 million
gptkbp:character	gptkb:Ensign_H._W._'_Hank'_Mc_Hale gptkb:Lt._Cmdr._'_Bobby'_Mc_Hale gptkb:Lt._Cmdr._'_Duke'_Mc_Hale gptkb:Lt._Cmdr._'_Red'_Mc_Hale gptkb:Lt._Cmdr._'_Sandy'_Mc_Hale gptkb:Lt._Cmdr._'_Sully'_Mc_Hale gptkb:Lt._Cmdr._'_Teddy'_Mc_Hale gptkb:Lt._Cmdr._'_Wally'_Mc_Hale gptkb:Lt._John_Brickley gptkb:Lt._Cmdr._Mc_Hale
gptkbp:character_development	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:cinematography	gptkb:Joseph_H._August
gptkbp:color	black-and-white
gptkbp:composer	gptkb:David_Buttolph
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception	positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact	depicted naval warfare
gptkbp:director	gptkb:John_Ford
gptkbp:distributor	gptkb:MGM
gptkbp:editor	gptkb:Robert_L._Simpson
gptkbp:film_festival	gptkb:none
gptkbp:filming_location	gptkb:California
gptkbp:filmography	gptkb:Robert_L._Simpson
gptkbp:follows	PT boats
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:war
gptkbp:home_media_release	gptkb:DJ
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	They Were Expendable
gptkbp:influenced_by	real events
gptkbp:inspiration	true story
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:narrative_style	gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:notable_quote	" They were expendable."
gptkbp:performance	moderate
gptkbp:premiere	gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:production_company	gptkb:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
gptkbp:release_date	1945
gptkbp:release_region	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:remake	gptkb:none
gptkbp:runtime	135 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by	gptkb:James_Edward_Grant
gptkbp:set_in	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:soundtrack	gptkb:musical
gptkbp:starring	gptkb:John_Wayne gptkb:Donna_Reed gptkb:Robert_Montgomery
gptkbp:themes	gptkb:heroism gptkb:Saint camaraderie
gptkbp:viewing_platform	theatrical release