The Bridges at Toko-Ri
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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
| Produced by |
William Perlberg George Seaton |
| Screenplay by | Valentine Davies |
| Story by | James Michener |
| Starring |
William Holden Mickey Rooney Fredric March Grace Kelly Robert Strauss |
| Music by | Lyn Murray |
| Cinematography | Loyal Griggs |
| Edited by | Alma Macrorie |
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Perlberg-Seaton Productions
Paramount Pictures Corp. |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4.7 million (US) |
The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1954 American war film about the Korean War and stars William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, and Robert Strauss. The film, which was directed by Mark Robson, was produced by Paramount Pictures.Dennis Weaver and Earl Holliman make early screen roles in the motion picture.
The screenplay is based on the novel The Bridges at Toko-Ri by Pulitzer Prize winner James Michener. The story, which closely follows the novel, is about the U.S. Navy pilots assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges in North Korea. It emphasizes the lives of the pilots and crew in the context of the Korean War; a conflict that seems remote to all except those who fight in Korea.
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Harry Brubaker (William Holden) is a Naval Reserve officer and Naval Aviator who was called back to active duty from his civilian profession as an attorney to fly fighter-bombers in the Korean War. Returning from a mission with battle damage, he is forced to ditch into the sea and is rescued by a Sikorsky HO3S-1 helicopter manned by Chief Petty Officer (NAP) Mike Forney (Mickey Rooney) and Airman (NAC) Nestor Gamidge (Earl Holliman).
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