The Story of Dr. Wassell

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biographical war film film

The Story of Dr. Wassell is a 1943 biographical war film, scripted by novelist James Hilton, that dramatizes the real-life heroism of U.S. Navy doctor Corydon M. Wassell during World War II.

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instanceOf biographical war film ⓘ
film ⓘ
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Special Effects NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn They Were Expendable (short story by James Hilton about Corydon M. Wassell) NERFINISHED ⓘ
the life of Corydon M. Wassell ⓘ
cinematographyBy Arthur C. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
depicts evacuation of wounded American sailors from Java ⓘ
director Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor Paramount Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Anne Bauchens NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmFormat black-and-white ⓘ
follows events in the Pacific theater of World War II ⓘ
genre biographical film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
war film ⓘ
hasCastMember Carl Esmond NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carol Thurston NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dennis O’Keefe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ
Laraine Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
Signe Hasso NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Corydon M. Wassell NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicBy Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrator Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor patriotic themes ⓘ
wartime propaganda elements ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays U.S. Navy medical personnel in combat conditions ⓘ
heroism of U.S. Navy doctor Corydon M. Wassell ⓘ
producer Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionStartYear 1943 ⓘ
publicationDate 1943 ⓘ
releaseDateInUSA June 1944 ⓘ
releaseYear 1944 ⓘ
runtime approximately 140 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Hilton NERFINISHED ⓘ
setIn Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ
Java NERFINISHED ⓘ
setInPeriod World War II ⓘ
starring Carl Esmond NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carol Thurston NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dennis O’Keefe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ
Laraine Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
Signe Hasso NERFINISHED ⓘ

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James Hilton → notableWork → The Story of Dr. Wassell ⓘ
John F. Seitz → notableWork → The Story of Dr. Wassell ⓘ