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The Bridges at Toko-Ri

  • 1954
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  • 1h 42m
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
Set during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. The ending of this grim war drama is all tension.
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During the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges.During the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges.During the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges.

  • Director
    • Mark Robson
  • Writers
    • Valentine Davies
    • James A. Michener
    • Marcel Lebreton
  • Stars
    • William Holden
    • Grace Kelly
    • Fredric March
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    6.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • Valentine Davies
      • James A. Michener
      • Marcel Lebreton
    • Stars
      • William Holden
      • Grace Kelly
      • Fredric March
    • 79User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    William Holden
    William Holden
    • Lt. Harry Brubaker
    Grace Kelly
    Grace Kelly
    • Nancy Brubaker
    Fredric March
    Fredric March
    • Rear Adm. George Tarrant
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Mike Forney
    Robert Strauss
    Robert Strauss
    • Beer Barrel
    Charles McGraw
    Charles McGraw
    • Cmdr. Wayne Lee
    Keiko Awaji
    Keiko Awaji
    • Kimiko
    Earl Holliman
    Earl Holliman
    • Nestor Gamidge
    Richard Shannon
    Richard Shannon
    • Lt. (j.g.) Olds
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • Capt. Evans
    • (as Willis B. Bouchey)
    Keith Aldrich
    • Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Corey Allen
    Corey Allen
    • Enlisted Man
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Pilot in Meeting
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Ash
    • Spotter
    • (uncredited)
    Nadine Ashdown
    • Cathy Brubaker
    • (uncredited)
    Marshall U. Beebe
    • Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Boyle
    Ray Boyle
    • Marine Orderly
    • (uncredited)
    Cheryl Callaway
    • Susie Brubaker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • Valentine Davies
      • James A. Michener
      • Marcel Lebreton
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      For realistic close-up shots, William Holden learned how to taxi a fighter on the deck of an aircraft carrier.
    • Goofs
      While over enemy territory during the photo recon and then the strike missions, the pilots talk a great deal over the radio about their location, preparations to attack and even their intentions to return to base... i.e. "air attack concluded". Now, while it's necessary for the movie plot to have these conversations between the characters while in danger, combat pilots in those days NEVER spoke like that while "feet dry" over enemy territory: the enemy would be listening and taking down every transmission while triangulating their position. There were no encrypted radios aboard aircraft like they have now.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      RAdm. George Tarrant: Where do we get such men? They leave this ship and they do their job. Then they must find this speck lost somewhere on the sea. When they find it they have to land on its pitching deck. Where do we get such men?

      Man on loudspeaker: Launch jets!

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: With Task Force 77 U.S. Navy Off the coast of Korea November, 1952
    • Connections
      Featured in Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Jingle Jangle Jingle
      Written by Joseph J. Lilley and Frank Loesser
      Played in Japan at the bar
      (uncredited)

    User reviews79

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    8/10

    A meritorious tribute to the heroism of the Jet-Bomber pilots...

    The mission is clear and straight: to destroy completely the vital Korean bridges at Toko-Ri in order to frustrate enemy actions...

    The film is a competent work and meritorious tribute to the heroism of the Jet-Bomber pilots (William Holden and Charles McGraw) and the extreme courage of the helicopter rescue service (Mickey Rooney and Earl Holliman).

    'Where do we get such men,' affirms Rear Admiral George Tarran from the bridge of the aircraft carrier, and he was right!

    The film exposes a close observation of the men's minds, their attitudes, their families, the tragedy of war, and the fascinating danger of the Jet-Bombers take-off and landing...

    Charles G. Clarke's aerial photography in color of the Jet planes is simply spectacular...

    Fredric March as the Admiral is staunch and human, and William Holden perfect as the American soldier fighting man... Grace Kelly flourished with her beauty the splendor of the picture...

    Based on James E. Michener's novel, this ambitious action thriller is a cut above the usual war tragedy with impressive statements to make about war, death and politics...
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    • Dec 4, 1999
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    • Release date
      • December 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Die Brücken von Toko-Ri
    • Filming locations
      • USS Oriskany, Pacific Ocean
    • Production company
      • Perlberg-Seaton Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,556
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes

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