The Gallant Hours Movie Review 1960

Biography of Admiral "Bull" Halsey (Cagney) covers five weeks, October 18 through December 1, 1942, in the WWII battle of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. Director Montgomery forgoes battle scenes to focus on the human elements in a war and what makes a great leader. Fine performance by Cagney.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 115 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Biopics: Military, Military: Navy

Screenplay

Frank D. Gilroy, Beirne Lay

Cast

James Cagney, Dennis Weaver, Ward (Edward) Costello, Richard Jaeckel, Les Tremayne, Robert Burton, Raymond Bailey, Karl Swenson, Harry Landers, James T. Goto, Walter Sande, Vaughn Taylor, Leon Lontoc, Carleton Young, James Yagi, Carl Benton Reid, Selmer Jackson, Nelson Leigh, John McKee, Tyler McVey, William Schallert, John Zaremba, Richard Carlyle, Herbert Lylton, Sydney Smith, Art Gilmore

Cinematography

Joe MacDonald

Director

Robert Montgomery

Music

Roger Wagner

Producer

James Cagney, Robert Montgomery, United Artists