The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
57 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward HopeScreenplay
- John FordDirector
Cast
- Tyrone PowerMartin Maher
- Maureen O'HaraMary O'Donnell
- Robert FrancisJames Sundstrom Jr.
- Donald CrispOld Martin
- Ward BondCaptain Herman Kohler
- Betsy PalmerKitty Carter
- Philip CareyChuck Dotson
- William LeslieJames "Red" Sundstrom
- Harry Carey Jr.Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Patrick WayneAbner "Cherub" Overton
- Sean McCloryDinny Maher
- Peter GravesCorporal Rudolph Heinz
Stills
Themes
immigrantcadetlove at first sightirish-americanmarching bandmilitary lifewest pointmentor protégé relationshipmilitary academylife during wartimeirish immigrantarmy cadet