Go for Broke! (1951)
May 4, 1951Release Date
Go for Broke! (1951)
May 4, 1951Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Van Johnson
Lt. Michael Grayson
Lane Nakano
Sam Kamakura
George Miki
Chick
Akira Fukunaga
Frank
Ken K. Okamoto
Kaz
Henry Oyasato
Takashi Ohhara
Harry Hamada
Masami
Henry Nakamura
Tommy
Warner Anderson
Col. Charles W. Pence
Don Haggerty
Sgt. Wilson I. Culley
Gianna Maria Canale
Rosina
Robert Pirosh
Director
Dan Riss
Capt. Solari
Richard Anderson
Lieutenant
Dore Schary
Producer
John Banner
German Officer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 4, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
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Go for Broke! is a 1951 black-and-white war film directed by Robert Pirosh, produced by Dore Schary and starring Van Johnson and six veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The film co-stars Henry Nakamura, Warner Anderson, and Don Haggerty in its large cast.
The film dramatizes the real-life story of the 442nd, which was composed of Nisei (second-generation Americans born of Japanese parents) soldiers.Fighting in the European theater during World War II, this unit became the most heavily decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of the United States military , as well as one of the units with the highest casualty rates. This film is a Hollywood rarity for its era in that it features Asian Americans in a positive light, highlighting the wartime efforts of Japanese Americans on behalf of their country even while that same country confined their families in camps.
As with his earlier film script for Battleground, in which Van Johnson also starred, writer-director Robert Pirosh focuses on the average squad member, mixing humor with pathos, while accurately detailing equipment and tactics used by American infantry in World War II. The contrast of reality versus public relations, the hardships of field life on the line, and the reality of high casualty rates are accurately portrayed with a minimum of heroics.
In 1979, the film entered the public domain in the United States because Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer failed to renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.