The Fighting Sullivans (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Lloyd Bacon |
| Producer(s) | Sam Jaffe, Robert Kane (associate) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Historical, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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The Fighting Sullivans (1944) was a War - Drama Film directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Robert Kane and Sam Jaffe.
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Quotes from The Fighting Sullivans
Father Francis:
[First lines] George Thomas Sullivan, I baptize thee in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
Mrs. Alleta Sullivan: Tom, our boys are afloat again.
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Mrs. Alleta Sullivan: Tom, our boys are afloat again.
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Facts about The Fighting Sullivans
The movie implies that the five brothers died at the same time. In reality, USS Juneau survivors reported that Joe, Matt and Frank died when the torpedo struck the ship, Al died of drowning the next day whilst George actually lived for four to five days after the attack.
The meaning and relevance of this movie's title, The Fighting Sullivans, is that they were five Irish-American brothers who died about the same time whilst serving on the American light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) during World War II. This vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the South Pacific on 13 November 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. The names of the brothers, the Fighting Sullivans, were Frank, Joe, Matt, Al and George.
America became familiar with the Sullivans story during World War II and knew the boy's mother affectionately as "Mom Sullivan".
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The meaning and relevance of this movie's title, The Fighting Sullivans, is that they were five Irish-American brothers who died about the same time whilst serving on the American light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) during World War II. This vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the South Pacific on 13 November 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. The names of the brothers, the Fighting Sullivans, were Frank, Joe, Matt, Al and George.
America became familiar with the Sullivans story during World War II and knew the boy's mother affectionately as "Mom Sullivan".
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