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Birthdate: 1918-07-22
Date of death: 1992-03-28
Occupations: screenwriter

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In Harm's Way

Very good. A classic naval movie.

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usma83 | 2 other reviews | Apr 12, 2024 |

In Harm's Way by Otto Preminger

T/FB: 2022 movie #130. 1965. John Wayne commands a Navy fleet into battle with the Japanese in the Pacific. Pretty good war movie. One of the last big feature b/w films and it has an enormous cast of people you know.

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capewood | 2 other reviews | Aug 6, 2022 |

The Poseidon Adventure by Ronald Neame

A passenger liner turns upside down.

2/4 (Indifferent)

There's the "big spectacle" of upside-down sets, and not much else. The character writing is unbearable.

(Mar. 2022)

½

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comfypants | Mar 27, 2022 |

In Harm's Way with John Wayne & Kirk Douglass (DVD… by Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger directs this masterful actioner of Navy men in the Pacific after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. While veteran officer Rockwell "Rock" Torrey (John Wayne) deals with the loss of his command and the return of his estranged son, longtime friend Paul Eddington (Kirk Douglas) faces his own personal and professional demons. They both get a shot at redemption with a mission to capture a strategically located island. Patricia Neal, Tom Tyron, Paula Prentiss, and Henry Fonda co-star. 167 min.… (more)

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MasseyLibrary | 2 other reviews | Jan 12, 2020 |

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