The Bold and the Brave
6.2 /10 1 Votes
Director Lewis R. Foster Music director Herschel Burke Gilbert Duration Country United States | 6/10 IMDb Genre War, Drama Screenplay Robert Lewin Writer Robert Lewin Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 18, 1956 (1956-04-18) (US) Directors Mickey Rooney, Lewis R. Foster Cast Wendell Corey (Dave Fairchild), Mickey Rooney (Willie Dooley), Don Taylor (Ewald "Preacher" Wallister), Nicole Maurey (Fiamma), John Smith (Smith), Race Gentry (Hendricks)Similar movies The Fallen of World War II , 1939-1945: The Seven Years That Shook the World , Captain America: The First Avenger , The Bomb , Full Metal Jacket , Battle: Los Angeles Tagline The Guts and Glory Story Boldly and Bravely Told! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Bold and the Brave is a 1956 Hollywood World War II movie written by Robert Lewin and directed by Lewis R. Foster, starring Wendell Corey, Mickey Rooney, and Don Taylor.
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The film traces the destinies of three American soldiers stationed in Italy during World War II. Fairchild (Corey) is an idealist who doesn't believe in killing. Preacher is a religious zealot, who can't see anything in terms other than Good and Evil. The most intriguing (and entertaining) member of the trio is Dooley (Rooney), an inveterate gambler who runs a floating crap game up and down the Italian front.
The movie was produced by Filmmakers Production Organization and released by RKO. The title song for was cowritten by Mickey Rooney and Ross Bagdasarian, the creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Award nominations
The film received the following Academy Awards nominations:
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References
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