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    The Sullivans
    a.k.a. The Fighting Sullivans Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Ward Bond, Edmon Ryan

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    • DVD Release Date: 11/22/2005
    • Original Release: 1944
    • Rating: Rated PG
    • Sales Rank: 9,604

    Viewer Rating: (4 ratings)

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    Closed Caption; New digital transfer; Optional English subtitles; Original theatrical trailer; Actor photo gallery; Actor bios; A Tribute to the Sullivan Brothers - service records of the Sullivans, family photo album, letters to the Navy, a letter from Joseph, a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Freedom Flag; The Grout Museum; The U.S.S. Juneau - the last muster list (with a reading of Lt. Roger W. O'Neill's last action report), eyewitness account by Victor Gibson (from the 1988 5 Sullivan Brothers' Convention Center re-dedication ceremony), and memorials; The Survivors - interview with Frank Holmgren (the last living survivor), speeches by Wyatt Butterfield and Lt. Cmdr. Lester Zook (from the 1988 5 Sullivan Brothers' Convention Center re-dedication ceremony, and list of survivors

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    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- The Fighting Sullivans
    1. Morning at the Sullivans [6:34]
    2. New Pet [4:54]
    3. Confessions [5:47]
    4. Mischievous Brothers [4:44]
    5. Smoking Like Men [4:49]
    6. The Wood Box [10:26]
    7. Runaway [7:26]
    8. Motorcycle Race [4:46]
    9. Falling in Love [6:54]
    10. Talk of Marriage [7:03]
    11. Sibling Teasing [5:20]
    12. Making Amends [4:54]
    13. Family Addition [7:07]
    14. News of Pearl Harbor [5:50]
    15. Enlisting Together [6:32]
    16. Off to War [6:38]
    17. Battle at Sea [4:17]
    18. Family Tragedy [7:57]

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    Editorial Reviews

    The Sullivans attempts to find the positives in one of the most tragic chapters of World War II. Edward Ryan, John Campbell, James B. Cardwell, John Alvin and George Offerman Jr. play the Sullivan brothers, sons of an Iowa railroad worker (Thomas Mitchell) and his wife (Selena Royle). The film traces the boys from childhood, maintaining a relatively lighthearted tone until the Sullivans sign up en masse for the navy at the outbreak of the war. Refusing to be separated, the boys are all assigned to the cruiser Juneau--and all are killed when the vessel goes down at Guadalcanal. This appalling incident (which made something of a celebrity of the brothers' grieving father when he went on a nationwide patriotic lecture tour) resulted in the Navy's decision to never again allowed all the enlisted members of one family to serve on the same ship. Even from the vantage point of fifty years, the scene in which the family receives the wire from the war department is impossible to watch with a dry eye. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    GREAT FAMILY MOVIE!by SilkySyl64

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    May 16, 2009: My husband first introduced me to this movie forty years ago. He came from a family of 5 brothers and 2 sisters. He and his brothers all served in the military, but different branches of it. This movie really hit home with him; he cannot watch it without shedding a few tears at the end. It's a down-to-earth story of an American family, so true-to-life and entertaining. I love it when the boys are young. Our daughter has a family of six children, ages 9 months up to 10 years old. She also loves this movie and has shared it with her family so it will be passed down with the generations. I was so glad it came out on DVD as our tape of it was getting old. The Sullivan Act was put into law because of the outcome of these boys so that no other family would have to endure that kind of heartbreak. This is a great story.

    A Great WWII Movieby Anonymous

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    March 12, 2006: This movie is based on a true story, about a real family during WWII. It's a very good one to see! It follows five brothers through their childhood, and shows their family life, so the entire movie does not take place during the war. Even if you're not crazy about war movies, you'd still like this. Warning: it's pretty sad at the end.