| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono.; DVD-9, dual-layer. |
| Note |
In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Dennis Morgan, Dick Foran, William Lundigan, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Henry O'Neill, John Litel, Sammy Cohen, Harvey Stephens, DeWolf Hopper, Tom Dugan, Frank Wilcox. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Tony Gaudio ; art direction, Ted Smith ; editor, Owen Marks ; music, Adolph Deutsch. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940. |
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Some copies issued in a boxed set entitled: James Cagney, the signature collection. |
| Audience |
Not rated by MPAA. |
| Summary |
"The Fighting 69th" is a World War I regiment consisting mostly of New York-Irish soldiers. Jerry Plunkett is the cockiest member of a cocky crew. Jerry is a scrappy fellow who looks out only for himself. The officers and enlisted of the regiment do their best to instill discipline in Plunkett, and the chaplain, Father Duffy, tries to make Plunkett see the greater good. None of them seem to succeed. In the trenches, Plunkett acts selfishly and cowardly, eventually costing the lives of many of his fellow soldiers. A final act of cowardice leads to terrible consequences, but Plunkett sees in them a chance to redeem himself. |
| Note |
Special features: Warner night at the movies 1940, which includes "Brother Orchid" theatrical trailer, newsreel, "London can take it!" and "Young America flies" shorts; classic cartoons "The fighting 69 1/2th" and "Pilgrim Porky," and "The fighting 69th" theatrical trailer; audio-only April 6, 1942 broadcast of a radio adaption of the film, starring Pat O'Brien, Robert Preston and Ralph Bellamy. |
| Subject |
New York (State). National Guard. Infantry Regiment, 69th -- Drama.
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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 165th -- Drama.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Drama.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Trench warfare -- Drama.
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Duffy, Francis Patrick, 1871-1932 -- Drama.
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Cowardice -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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War films.
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Historical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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War -- Feature.
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Historical -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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War films.
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Historical films.
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| Added Author |
Keighley, William, 1889-1984.
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Raine, Norman Reilly, 1895-1971.
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Niblo, Fred, 1903-1973.
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Riesner, Dean, 1918-2002.
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Cagney, James, 1899-1986.
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O'Brien, Pat, 1899-1983.
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Brent, George, 1904-1979.
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Lynn, Jeffrey, 1909-1995.
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Hale, Alan, 1892-1950.
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McHugh, Frank, 1899-1981.
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Morgan, Dennis, 1908-1994.
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Foran, Dick, 1910-1979.
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Lundigan, William, 1914-1975.
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Williams, Big Boy, 1900-1962.
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O'Neill, Henry, 1891-1961.
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Litel, John, 1892-1972.
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Cohen, Sammy.
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Stephens, Harvey.
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Hopper, William, 1915-1970.
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Dugan, Tom, 1889-1955.
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Wilcox, Frank, 1907-1974.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
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First National Pictures, Inc.
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Turner Entertainment Co.
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Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
FIGHTING SIXTY-NINTH |
| ISBN |
1419848305 : $19.99 |
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9781419848308 |
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1419848321 (boxed set) |
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9781419848322 (boxed set) |
| Standard No. |
012569796584 |
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012569796553 |
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085391137009 |
| Music # |
79658 Warner Home Video |
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79655 Warner Home Video |
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