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A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.



The Gallant Hours (1960)
Released: 13 Jun 1960
Runtime: 115 min
Rated: APPROVED
Director: Robert Montgomery
Writer(s): Beirne Lay Jr., Frank D. Gilroy
Actors: James Cagney, Dennis Weaver, Ward Costello, Vaughn Taylor
IMDB Ratings: 7.1



Plot: The Gallant Hours depicts the crucial five-week period in October-November 1942 after Admiral Halsey took command of the beleaguered American forces in the South Pacific Area. That period of combat became a turning point in the struggle against the Japanese Empire during the World War II. The story is told in flashback, framed by Halsey's ceremony of going on inactive duty in 1947.