Home of the Brave (1949)
May 12, 1949Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Douglas Dick
Maj. Robinson
Steve Brodie
Cpl. T.J. Everett
Jeff Corey
Doctor
Lloyd Bridges
Pvt. Finch
Frank Lovejoy
Sgt. Mingo
James Edwards
Pvt. Peter Moss
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Cliff Clark
Col. Baker
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Details.
Release DateMay 12, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Content RatingNR
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Home of the Brave is a 1949 American war film based on a 1946 play by Arthur Laurents. It was directed by Mark Robson, and stars Douglas Dick, Jeff Corey, Lloyd Bridges, Frank Lovejoy, James Edwards, and Steve Brodie. The original play featured the protagonist being Jewish, rather than black. The National Board of Review named the film the eighth best of 1949. The film takes its name from the last line of the "Star Spangled Banner" "And the home of the brave?"
Home of the Brave managed to combine three of the top film genres of 1949: the war film, the psychological drama, and the problems of African-Americans. The film utilizes the recurrent theme of a diverse group of men being subjected to the horror of war and their individual reactions, in this case, to the hell of jungle combat against the Japanese in World War II.