그들은 희생양이다
They Were Expendable
Release: 1945-12-07
·Runtime: 135m
·★ 6.5
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전쟁
1941년 12월, 일본의 침략에 맞서 필리핀을 방어하기 위해 존 브리클리 중위가 이끄는 어뢰정 부대가 마닐라로 급파된다. 하지만 존의 부대는 환영받기는커녕 주둔 부대의 놀림감이 된다. 작은 어뢰정은 도움이 되지 않는다며 존의 부대를 무시하고, 본부에 구축함을 요청하는 해군의 행태에 존의 부하 라이언은 분노한다. 그러나 일본군이 진주만을 습격했다는 비보가 전해지고, 곧 일본군의 공격이 시작되는데, 전투가 진행될수록 전장에서 효율적으로 움직이며, 효과적으로 적의 배를 공격해 침몰시키는 어뢰정의 활약이 돋보인다. 하지만 전투력에서나 수적으로나 열세였던 미군은 점점 수세에 몰리고, 섬을 일본군에 빼앗길 위기에 처한다. 2차 세계대전 당시 어뢰정(PT boats)을 몰고 참전했던 미 해군의 활약을 그리고 있는데, 제목에서 어뢰정 부대를 해군이 어떻게 생각했는지 알 수 있다. 병사들의 모습이나 전투 장면은 매우 사실적으로 느껴지며, 전쟁이 끝날 무렵 미국이 승리를 앞둔 시기에 만들었음에도 영화 속에는 패배의 어두운 그림자가 드리워져 있다.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Cast
Robert Montgomery
as Lt. John Brickley
Ward Bond
as "Boats" Mulcahey, Chief Boatswain's Mate
Paul Langton
as Ens. 'Andy' Andrews
Jack Luden
as Naval Air Captain (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
as Airport Officer (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
as Navy Captain (uncredited)
블레이크 에드워즈
as Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Officer (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Steve Barclay
as Naval Officer (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
as Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
as Admiral Blackwell
Frank McGrath
as 'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Sammy Stein
as Sammy - Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Lee Tung Foo
as Asian Bartender (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)
도나 리드
as Lt. Sandy Davyss
Arthur Walsh
as Seaman Jones
Alex Havier
as 'Benny' Lecoco ST 3c
Russell Simpson
as 'Dad' Knowland
Leota Lorraine
as Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Jim Farley
as (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Tim Murdock
as Ens. Brant
Emmett Vogan
as Naval Doctor (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
존 웨인
as Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
Louis Jean Heydt
as 'Ohio'
Henry H. Daniels Jr.
as Sailor (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
as 'Doc'
Vernon Steele
as Army Doctor
William B. Davidson
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Jeff York
as Ens. Tony Aiken
Jack Cheatham
as Commander (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)
Eve March
as Nurse (uncredited)
Cameron Mitchell
as Ens. George Cross
Al Bridge
as Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson
as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Jack Holt
as General Martin
Marshall Thompson
as Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
Leon Ames
as Major James Morton
Robert Barrat
as The General
Bruce Kellogg
as Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c
Philip Ahn
as Army Orderly (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
as 'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c
Almeda Fowler
as Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Michael Kirby
as Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
as Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Donald Curtis
as Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long
Murray Alper
as 'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
Jack Stoney
as Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Tom Tyler
as Captain at Airport (uncredited)