The Fighting 69th (1940) DVD9 - James Cagney, Pat OBrien [DDR] torrent

2015.07.14

The Fighting 69th (1940) DVD9 - James Cagney, Pat O'Brien [DDR]

The Fighting 69th (1940) is an American war film starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and George Brent. The plot is based upon the actual exploits of New York City's 69th Infantry Regiment during World War I.
The regiment was first given that nickname by opposing General Robert E. Lee during the American Civil War.

Several real-life personages depicted in The Fighting 69th include Father Francis P. Duffy, the chaplain, future OSS leader "Wild Bill" Donovan, the battalion commander, Lt. Oliver Ames, a platoon commander, and then-Sgt. Joyce Kilmer, the poet (Jeffrey Lynn).

Most of The Fighting 69th was filmed at Warner Brothers' Calabasas Ranch location, which doubled as Camp Mills, the regiment's training base, various French villages, and numerous battlefields.

CAST;-
James Cagney as Private Jerry Plunkett
Pat O'Brien as Father Francis P. Duffy
George Brent as Major "Wild Bill" Donovan
Jeffrey Lynn as Sergeant Joyce Kilmer
Alan Hale, Sr. as Sergeant "Big Mike" Wynn
Frank McHugh as Terence "Crepe-Hanger" Burke
Dennis Morgan as Lieutenant Oliver Ames
Dick Foran as Lieutenant "Long John" Wynn
William Lundigan as Private Timothy "Timmy" Wynn
Guinn Williams as Paddy Dolan
John Litel as Captain Mangan
Sammy Cohen as Mike Murphy (Mischa Moskowitz)
William Hopper as Private Turner
George Reeves as Jack O'Keefe

Directed by William Keighley
Produced by Louis F. Edelman, Hal B. Wallis
Written by Norman Reilly Raine
Music by Adolph Deutsch
Running time 90 min.

MOVIE PLOT:- The Fighting 69th (1940)
The plot centers on misfit Jerry Plunkett (James Cagney), who displays a mixture of bravado and cowardice, disappointing Lt. Ames (Dennis Morgan). The chaplain, Father Francis P. Duffy (Pat O'Brien) attempts to reform Plunkett. Sgt. "Big Mike" Wynn (Alan Hale, Sr.) loses both his brothers in action due to Plunkett's blunders. Major Donovan ultimately orders Plunkett to be court-martialed. Plunkett is nonetheless returned to duty, as the battalion again goes into the line. Shamed and inspired by Donovan's forbearance, Plunkett redeems himself by fighting bravely. Finally he sacrifices his life to protect his comrades by covering a grenade with his body.

"The Fighting 69th" is a First World War regiment of mostly New York-Irish soldiers. Amongst a cocky crew, perhaps the cockiest is Jerry Plunkett, a scrappy fellow who looks out only for himself. The officers and non-coms of the regiment do their best to instill discipline in Plunkett, and the chaplain, Father Duffy, tries to make Plunkett see the greater good, all to no avail. Behind the lines or in the trenches, Plunkett acts selfishly and cowardly, eventually costing the lives of many of his fellow soldiers. A final act of cowardice leads to terrible consequences, but Plunkett sees in them a chance to redeem himself...if only he can.

While Jerry Plunkett was a fictional character, Father Duffy, Major Donovan, Lt. Ames, and Sgt. Joyce Kilmer were all real members of the 69th. Many of the events depicted (training at Camp Mills, the Mud March, dugout collapse at Rouge Bouquet, crossing the Ourcq River, Victory Parade, etc.) actually happened.

John T. Prout, an Irish American, former Captain in the regiment and Irish Army general, was the movie's "technical advisor".
Priscilla Lane was initially cast as one of the soldiers' girls back home, but the part was cut prior to production. No female characters are seen in the film.



TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:-
Video Codec: MPEG-2
Video Bitrate: 6267 kbps
Video Resolution: 720x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 29.970
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 1
Audio Languages: English
RunTime 90 mins
Subtitles: NONE
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]