| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 97 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Warner archive collection |
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Archive collection.
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Christian Nyby. |
| Cast |
Chad Everett, Marilyn Devin, Dean Jagger, Bobby Troup, Claude Akins, Gene Hackman, James Best, Norman Alden. |
| Summary |
U.S. Marines are dug in and ready in First to Fight, a World War II saga that takes its title from the Marine Hymn, its battle savvy from the techical guidance of a Marine veteran of Saipan and Iwo Jima-and its power from a script by Star Trek veteran Gene L. Coon, himself a Marine sergeant during World War II and the Korean War. Jack Connell (Chad Everett) survives overwhelming battle action on Guadalcanal. Yet his toughest test lies ahead. After a stateside hitch where he receives the Congressional Medal of Honor and marries, he's no longer a gung-ho devil dog when back in combat. Connell is frozen with fear-until an unflinching Sarge (Gene Hackman) rekindles his courage. Featured player Hackman would achieve acclaim and stardom later that year in another movie troop, playing Bonnie and Clyde's Buck Barrow. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
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Soldiers -- Drama.
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War neuroses -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Everett, Chad, 1937-2012.
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Devin, Marilyn.
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Jagger, Dean, 1903-1991.
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Troup, Bobby, 1918-1999.
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Akins, Claude, 1918-1994.
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Hackman, Gene.
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Best, James, 1926-2015.
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Alden, Norm, 1924-2012.
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Coon, Gene L.
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Nyby, Christian, 1913-1993.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT16138812 |
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