The Long Gray Line
53 votes
The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1955-01-04
Runtime: 138 mins
Director: John Ford
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: The Long Gray Line
Production Companies: Rota Productions, Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Tyrone Power
Maureen O'Hara
Robert Francis
Donald Crisp
Ward Bond
Betsy Palmer
Philip Carey
William Leslie
Harry Carey, Jr.
Patrick Wayne
Sean McClory
Peter Graves
Milburn Stone
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Recommendations
Kāinga
2022-07-29
Eight Pan-Asian female filmmakers’ powerful anthology film illuminates the immigrant experience in A
The Matchmaker
1997-10-03
Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a
Dasepo Naughty Girls
2006-08-10
Based on the popular Internet novel, the film takes place in a school renowned for its sexual aberra
Like a Fish out of the Water
2017-06-18
Woojin, a 25-year-old Korean student tries to adjust to a new city where he doesn’t speak the langua
I'm Still Here
2024-09-19
A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to
The Marching Band
2024-11-27
Diagnosed with leukemia, a successful orchestra conductor learns that he is adopted, and his younger
In the Name of the Father
1993-12-12
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along wi
The Magdalene Sisters
2002-08-30
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as i
We're Only Human
1935-12-27
A cop, who plays by his own rules, brings down a notorious gangster.
The Class
2008-09-24
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his
Against the Ropes
2004-02-20
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her
The Karate Kid Part II
1986-06-18
Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-yea
Lorna's Silence
2008-08-27
Lorna is a young Albanian woman in a marriage of convenience with Claudy, a heroin addict. Just as L
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942-06-26
This historical drama tells the story of the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy
My Son, My Son!
1940-03-21
A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not s
Not Me
2021-06-23
The story follows Hassan who suffers from a psychological condition, while he has a very strong rela
The Lion King
1994-06-15
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchfu
Great Expectations
1998-01-30
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a you
The Full Monty
1997-08-13
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004-06-18
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to t