The bridges at tokori 1954 the movie database tmdb. The bridges at tokori 2008 stream and watch online naval reservist pilot lt. Set during the korean war, a navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. Immediately after the korean conflict, paramount put together this exciting aviation film, with a suitably dour tone that was the only possible way to approach the recent police action. The bridges at tokori the internet movie plane database. This masterful story of a warweary world war ii veteran who must leave his family to fight again combines moving drama with surefire, bombsaway aerial action. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 41 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 costume design by 1 makeup department 1 production management 2.
With william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney. Not every pilot can guide his aircraft from a wavetossed deck, seek out targets over unfamiliar korean terrain, then return to what looks like a speck in the sea. The bridges at tokori 1954, from a michener novel, was a popular korean war tale starring william holden as a navy bomber pilot recalled to active duty, much to the dismay of his wife played by grace kelly. In one of his beloved early bestsellers, pulitzer prizewinning author james a. The bridges at tokori is still a vehicle for the quiet determination of character that once placed william holden among the brightest of stars. Lieutenant harry brubaker, a naval reserve officer, reluctantly leaves his wife and children behind. The bridges at tokori is a 1954 american war film about the korean war and stars william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney, and robert strauss. Micheners experiences while working as a news correspondent during 19511952 while aboard the carriers uss essex and oriskany, at the time the navy had missions to attach the railroads and. Michener crafts a tale of the american men who fought the korean war, detailing their exploits in the air as well as their lives on the ground. Legendas the bridges at tokori legendas portuguese br 1cd. This is my contribution to the wonderful grace kelly blogathon, hosted by the wonderful world of cinema blog.
Navy douglas ad2 skyraider from attack squadron va702 rustlers attacking a bridge in north korea, in october 1951. The bridges at tokori 2008 stream and watch online. James micheners the bridges at tokori told the dour story of yet another clash between east and west, to add to the dozens in his tales of the south pacific. This masterful story of a warweary world war ii veteran who must leave his family to fight again combines moving drama with surefire, bombsaway aerial. Jets dare danger over korea a naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the korean war. This group of rail bridges became known to the public as tokori. View the tcmdb entry for the bridges at tokori 1955 share video. The film, which was directed by mark robson, was produced by paramount pictures. English dolby digital mono, french dolby digital mono. Dennis weaver and earl holliman make early screen appearances in the motion picture. Bridges at tokori, the internet movie firearms database. It stars william holden, earl holliman, grace kelly, mickey rooney, fredric march, robert strauss and charles mcgraw.
The bridges at tokori portuguese br legendas 1954 1cd srt. The bridges at tokori reissue trailer two jet pilots forge a lasting friendship while fighting the korean war in the bridges at tokori 1954. The bridge on the river kwai 1957 video dailymotion. Watch the bridges at tokori online 1954 movie yidio. Harry brubaker william holden, a denver lawyer, who has everything going for him, including a beautiful wife grace kelly, two adorable kids nadine ashdown and cheryl callaway, and a successful practice. Subtitles the bridges at tokori subtitles english 1cd srt eng. Shop the bridges at tokori 1954 region 2 pal, plays in english without subtitles. The book tells the story of the united states pilots in the korean war as they undertake a mission to destroy the protected bridges in the enemy territory.
The bridges at tokori 1954 region 2 pal, plays in english. The bridges at tokori 2008 naval reservist pilot lt. Two short years ago we created this message box on our home page, asking for your help to keep this site up and running. Legendas the bridges at tokori legendas portuguese br. The bridges at tokori subtitles on new website beta. A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the korean war. The bridges at tokori mark robson, 1954 posted on november 11, 2015 by judy.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Read the the bridges at tokori movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Richard e kaufman is a professor emeritus at california state university, sacramento. Videos for the bridges at tokori turner classic movies. Forney later gives the rifle to brubaker, who remarks that being a jet pilot, not a soldier, he wouldnt know how to use it. The bridges at tokori theatrical movie trailer 1953. Brubaker william holden and his reserved spouse nancy grace kelly bring the daughters to the baths where they encounter a japanese family, less inhibited, in the. Harry brubaker william holden is stationed on an aircraft carrier in the sea of japan during the korean war. The bridges at tokori william holden grace kelly fredric march 1955 recalled to duty, a lawyer william holden leaves his wife grace kelly and goes to. It would become the seminal novel on naval aviation in the korean war.
The bridges of tokori is a novella by america author james a. The bridges at tokori widescreen, mono sound on tcm shop. The bridges at tokori widescreen, mono sound on movies. Please visit and take a look at the other postings.
While lt harry brubaker william holden is trapped behind enemy lines, mike forney mickey rooney and nestor gamidge earl holliman go to rescue him, armed with korean war standard m1 carbine rifles. Id only recommend seeing this if you really want to see one of the actors in it. More over, it is a movie based on a novel called the bridges at tokori by pulitzer prize winner james michener. Rooney was the recipient of two honorary oscars in 1939 and again in 1983 and starred in films including the bridges at tokori 1954, its a mad, mad, mad, mad world 1963, the black stallion 1979 and national velvet 1944 and it wasnt as if he hadnt been working recently, though the. Harry was an ace pilot in world war ii, and he has been called up again to serve in the. This is a vivid and moving novella and really does pack a punch. Michener wrote the bridges at tokori as a tragedy based on true wartime events of naval aviation personnel he knew. The bridges at tokori is a 1954 american war film about the korean war and stars william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney, and robert. The bridges at tokori mark robson, 1954 movie classics.