The Long Gray Line
by John Ford
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Actor: Donald Crisp, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Francis, Tyrone Power, Ward BondDirector: John Ford
Brand: POWER,TYRONE
Cinematographer: Charles Lang
Cinematographer: Charles Lawton Jr.
Editor: William A. Lyon
Producer: Robert Arthur
Writer: Edward Hope
Writer: Marty Maher
Writer: Nardi Reeder Campion
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Unknown; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 138 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-01-02
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of The Long Gray Line
DVD Review: The Long Gray Line Of History!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie when I was 14 yrs old, on the old B&W Boob Tube in NYC, where I was raised, It was on the "Owl Theatre" on Channel Nine, I don't recall the stations TV Numbers, but I remember Owl Theatre and them. The Long Gray Line, is history for sure. Tyrone Power, an excellent actor, who Martin Mahr, who along with West Point, became part of the history, the legend, and the Love of her Cadets. In 1995, I was back East visiting family, and I took a drive north to West Point. Being from NYC, I've never to the point! So I decided to go, wrong time of year though, it was January, 1996, it was cold, there was snow, but the warmth of West Point made a difference
If you never seen this movie, and you love history, then you should see it. It has a great cast, Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ward Bond, Harry Carey Jr., many others, too many to list here, all make this movie work. It tells of Cadet's, who became Generals, i.e., John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, George "Georgie" S. Patton, just to name a few. I'm sure glad I purchased this from Amazon.com.
DVD Review: THE REAL TREASURES OF AMERICA!
Summary: 5 Stars
A terrific movie for all to see .. ..
Hilariously-funny, heart-wrenching and just as pertinent today as it was for the Cadet Class of 1915 - The class that graduated 150+ cadets and saw almost a third of entire class reach Brigadier General!!
And, after just returning from visiting WEST POINT, this classic is almost like taking a tour of the USMA .. ..
After all - it takes a trip to West Point to finally realize that the true jewels of our country don't lie in Ft. Knox, the US Treasury or US Mints .. ..
They lie in the Cementary at West Point .. .. For without them, there would be no United States of America .. ..
Critics of the USMA claim it costs upward of $250,000+ for a cadet to finish four years of schooling .. .. And, if that is so, then as taxpayers we are getting a miraculous return on our investment .. ..
>> THANK YOU JOHN FORD FOR YOUR CLASSIC!! <<
DVD Review: The Long Grey Line
Summary: 5 Stars
Truly one of the mostly sentimental and inspiring films ever made. It is a period piece in technicolor, so it will never be truly out of date. I watched this film with my parents in the 60's and all three of my children have enjoyed it (along with the Quiet Man) since that were very young. I am a retired Air Force officer and the swell of pride that I still feel in the American dream and the sacrifice of our military is so elegantly portrayed in this film. Sgt. Maher's grave can be visited at West Point to this day as is the home (or at least one of the same models) that represented base housing in the film is also still on site. A movie that is a MUST for any American with at least a rudimentary sense of patriotism...it will probably be poo-poohed by typical liberal cynics but I recommend it none-the-less, and after deployments to 2 wars I think my opinion about a military film carries a little weight.DVD Review: The Long Grey Line
Summary: 4 Stars
I just finished watching The Long Grey Line again and was moved anew by the tradition of "The Long Grey Line" of West Point cadets and proud to know that my father was one of them.
The Long Grey Line is one of John Ford's most sentimental movies and rarely given the credit it is due. It has always been left in the dust by reviewers when it is compared with most of Ford's other movies. It may not be Academy Award caliber, but it makes up with a high degree of authenticity, only changing a small amount of facts to make the flow of the whole movie easier. Most people don't realize that a good portion of the movie was filmed on site at West Point in the early 1950's. My father, West Point class of D-Day 1944, was one of the two technical advisors for the movie to ensure the accuracy of the movie and as a child I watched them film many of the major scenes for the movie at West Point and as a special treat was allowed to meet members of the cast at a party. I am glad to see that so many people have reviewed the movie with such glowing reviews!
DVD Review: A Classic
Summary: 4 Stars
When one sits down and tries to pick some of the most heartwarming, feel good movies they have ever seen, The Long Grey Line has to be on that list.They simply don't make movies like this anymore. Although it's over 50 years old, it hasn't lost a thing.
Buy it..you will enjoy it.
Description of The Long Gray Line
No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: UN
Release Date: 2-JAN-2002
Media Type: DVD
John Ford pours on the sentiment like syrup in The Long Gray Line, a tribute to the traditions of West Point. Tyrone Power ages 50 years to play real-life West Point legend Martin Maher, the scrappy Irish immigrant who rises from "another Mick waiter" to hot-tempered cadet to one of the best-loved instructors of the institution. Power is at his best as the charming rogue with a thick brogue, who ages into a feisty, gray-haired foster father to the cadets he and his fiery Irish wife (Maureen O'Hara) adopt over the years, among them Harry Carey Jr. (as young Dwight D. Eisenhower). Ford claims he didn't care for CinemaScope, but you wouldn't know it from the handsome, lush images that fill the frame. It lolls along at a lazy 140 minutes, balancing the respectful tributes with boisterous humor and boyish pranks but always centered by the generous heart of Maher. --Sean Axmaker
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