The Gallant Hours
They Called Him the Bull of the Pacific...His Name Was Halsey..But the Enemy Spelled it Hell!
Rating: 6.7 out of 10TMDB(19 votes)
Overview
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
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Setting
Set in Guadalcanal and Solomon Islands
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Music
Music by Roger Wagner
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Joseph MacDonald
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Beirne Lay Jr.Screenplay
- Frank D. GilroyScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 13, 1960
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
James CagneyAdmiral William 'Bull' Halsey
Dennis WeaverAndy Lowe
Ward CostelloHarry Black
Vaughn TaylorMike Pulaski
Richard JaeckelRoy Webb
Les TremayneFrank Enright
Walter SandeHorace Keys ("Doc")
Karl SwensonBill Bailey
Richard CarlyleFather Gehring
Carl Benton ReidRobert Ghormley
William SchallertThomas G. Lamphier Jr.
Raymond BaileyVandergrift
Leon LontocManuel
Robert BurtonRoy Geiger
Harry LandersJoseph Foss
Robert MontgomeryNarration (American scenes)
Art GilmoreNarration (Japanese scenes)
Carleton YoungColonel Evans Carlson
James YagiRear Admiral Jiro Kobe
Nelson LeighAdm. Dan Callaghan (uncredited)
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