The Bridges at Toko-Ri

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The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1954 war film, based on James A. Michener’s novel, that follows U.S. Navy pilots flying dangerous missions during the Korean War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
war film
aircraftCarrierDepicted USS Savo Island (fictional)
aircraftTypeDepicted Grumman F9F Panther
authorOfSourceMaterial James Michener
surface form: James A. Michener
award Academy Award for Best Special Effects nomination
basedOn The Bridges at Toko-Ri self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Bridges at Toko-Ri (novel)
cinematographyBy Loyal Griggs
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Mark Robson
distributedBy Paramount Pictures
editedBy Alma Macrorie
filmFormat Technicolor
follows U.S. Navy personnel
surface form: U.S. Navy pilots
genre drama film
war film
language English
mainCharacter Lt. Harry Brubaker
Mike Forney
Nancy Brubaker
Rear Admiral George Tarrant
militaryBranchDepicted United States Navy
musicBy Lyn Murray
narrativeFocus dangerous carrier-based air missions
notableElement climactic bridge-bombing mission
portrayedBy Charles McGraw
Dennis Weaver
Earl Holliman
Fredric March
Grace Kelly
Keiko Awaji
Mickey Rooney
Paul Mantz
Philip Ahn
Richard Shannon
Robert Strauss
William Holden
William Leslie
producer William Perlberg
releaseYear 1954
runtimeMinutes 102
screenwriter Ben Hecht
Valentine Davies
setDuring Korean War
setting North Korea
sourceMaterialPublicationYear 1953
studio Paramount Pictures
theme cost of war on families
duty and sacrifice in war

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Mark Robson directed The Bridges at Toko-Ri
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