Wayne gets to dig a bit deeper as an actor than he’s usually asked to, have the most convincing romantic encounter he ever played in a movie and Douglas gives one of his most intense performances in a career full of teeth-clenchingly great roles. It’s all a bit overheated, but that’s why it’s great.
Eddington commits a shocking act of violence and betrayal, but the movie redeems him in an act of combat heroism. Kirk Douglas co-stars as Rock’s buddy, Paul Eddington, a Navy officer of alarming volatility. Torrey’s got a romance with divorced Navy nurse Lt. Rock Torrey was married to the Navy, so he divorced his wife and abandoned his son, Jeremiah (Brandon de Wilde). Otto Preminger’s movie is a giant soap opera tale of Navy politics.
Pete Mitchell for “Top Gun: Maverick.” Think about that one. Yet, Wayne is younger in this movie than Tom Cruise is now as he brings back Capt. Rock Torrey, a Navy officer whose career went off track after he disobeyed orders to chase a Japanese submarine after Pearl Harbor and got his boat torpedoed. Please note this is an updated version of a feature we published in 2014.You might think Wayne was getting too old to play the lead role as Capt. Schindler’s List*, Saving Private Ryan*, The Longest Day, The Great Escape, The Thin Red Line*, Flags Of Our Fathers*, Stalingrad (1994)*, The Pianist*, Memphis Belle, Enigma (2001)*, The Dam Busters, Hell In The Pacific, Sands Of Iwo Jima, The Dirty Dozen, Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence*, The Bridge On The River Kwai, A Bridge Too Far*, The Imitation Game Gallipoli, A Farewell To Arms (1932), Lawrence Of Arabia, A Very Long Engagement*, All Quiet On The Western Front (1930), Grand Illusion, Paths Of Glory, Oh What A Lovely War, Regeneration*, The Blue Max, Wings (1927), The African Queen, Sergeant York, Testament Of Youth Do note, none of these movies are aimed at children. Those marked with a * are 15 certificate films. If they’ve seen all the movies mentioned above and want to learn more, here’s the Movies4Kids’ pick of just a few of the great war movies. For older teenagers, there are many movies to recommend that, due to realistic depictions of war, aren’t suitable for younger viewers.
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