Name: Pride of the Marines
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1945-08-24
Duration: 1 h 59 min

Pride of the Marines (1945)

Directed by Delmer Daves

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8
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

John Garfield stars as Al Schmid, a true-life marine who served in World War II. Schmid becomes a hero at Guadalcanal, defending a machine gun post and killing 200 Japanese before he is permanently blinded by a grenade. Despite being awarded the Navy Cross, Schmid returns home embittered by his disability. After a long and grueling convalescence, he is shaken back to life by his girl friend Ruth (Eleanor Parker) and his best pal (Dane Clark), neither of whom allow Al to wallow in self-pity. The pride in Pride of the Marines comes from Al Schmid's ultimate realization that his sacrifice was worthwhile, and that his sightlessness need not prevent him from leading a full and rewarding life.

Characteristics

Moods

For Love of Country | Triumph of the Spirit

Themes

Great Battles | Home From the War | Living With Disability

Keywords

war, America, argument, attack, battle [war], blindness [physical], Christmas, civilian, conflict, consciousness, courage, crew, curiosity [inquisitiveness], doctor/nurse, enemy, escort, fear, fire, forces [military], grenade, handicap, home, homecoming, hope, hospital, house, image [picture], Japan, life, love, man, Marines, medical, medical-treatment, moving, Navy, nightmare, reading-skills, rehabilitation [physical therapy], rejection, release, return, rugged, servicemen, sight, society, soldier, station, struggle, train [locomotive], train-station, tree, troops, vision [eyesight], weapons, wife, wound [injury]