The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954 American war film by Mark Robson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1954 American war film about the Korean War and stars William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, and Robert Strauss. The film, which was directed by Mark Robson, was produced by Paramount Pictures.[Note 1][5] Dennis Weaver and Earl Holliman make early screen appearances in the film.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri | |
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Directed by | Mark Robson |
Screenplay by | Valentine Davies |
Story by | James Michener |
Produced by | William Perlberg George Seaton |
Starring | William Holden Mickey Rooney Fredric March Grace Kelly Robert Strauss |
Cinematography | Loyal Griggs |
Edited by | Alma Macrorie |
Music by | Lyn Murray |
Production companies | Perlberg-Seaton Productions Paramount Pictures Corp. |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $4.7 million (US/Canada rentals)[3] |
The screenplay is based on the 1953 novel The Bridges at Toko-ri by Pulitzer Prize winner James Michener. The story, which closely follows the novel, is about the U.S. Navy pilots assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges in North Korea. It emphasizes the lives of the pilots and crew in the context of the Korean War; a conflict that seems remote to all except those who fight in Korea.