Pride of the Marines
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For the 1936 film, see Pride of the Marines (1936 film).
Pride of the Marines is a 1945 American biographical war film starring John Garfield and Eleanor Parker. It tells the story of U.S. Marine Al Schmid in World War II, his heroic stand against a Japanese attack during the Battle of Guadalcanal, in which he was blinded by a grenade, and his subsequent rehabilitation. The film was based on the 1944 Roger Butterfield book Al Schmid, Marine.
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Directed by | Delmer Daves |
Written by | Delmer Daves (uncredited) Marvin Borowsky |
Screenplay by | Albert Maltz |
Based on | Al Schmid, Marine 1944 book by Roger Butterfield |
Produced by | Jerry Wald |
Starring | John Garfield Eleanor Parker |
Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
Edited by | Owen Marks |
Music by | Franz Waxman |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,072,000[2] |
Box office | $3,019,000[2] |
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Albert Maltz was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.