The Fighting Sullivans

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Call Number: DVD War Fighting
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Based on a true story.
Special features: Disc 1: New digital transfer; original theatrical trailer; actor photo gallery; actor bios ; Disc 2: A tribute to the Sullivan Brothers include: Service records of the Sullivans, Family photo album, Letters to the Navy, A letter from Joseph, A letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, and The freedom flag; The Grout Museum; The U.S.S. Juneau - The last muster list, Eyewitness account by Victor Gibson and Memorials; The survivors include: Interview with Frank Holmgren, Speeches by Wyatt Butterfield and Lt. Cmdr. Lester Zook and a list of survivors.
Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle, Edward Ryan, Trudy Marshall, John Campbell, Ward Bond.
The five Sullivan brothers were close since their childhood in Iowa. They went to war together and all five died together when their ship, the U.S.S. Juneau, was sunk in the Pacific.
DVD, all regions, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

A "Home Front" Movie submitted by GJBarnett2 on August 20, 2016, 8:58am A fictionalized account of the life and death of the 5 Sullivan brothers of Waterloo, Iowa who were all killed in the sinking of the USS Juneau in the First Night Battle of Guadalcanal in November, 1944 which was one of the inspirations for "Saving Private Ryan." Long on contemporary family values including "boys will be boys" stories that would be regarded today as systematic bullying of the youngest brother by his seniors and his father in the face of a strict but loving mother. Heavy on stereotypical takes on Irish Americans including a rendition of "Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder?" but short on history. The point, however, was not historical accuracy but rather to reinvigorate flagging public enthusiasm for what was coming to seem an endless war. Interesting from that point of view.