Warner Archive Blu-Ray Review: John Ford’s ‘They Were Expendable’ With Robert Montgomery & John Wayne – Movie Mania Madness
(1945) is a somber and realistic World War II drama directed by John Ford. It follows a squadron of PT boats in the Philippines during the early, losing stages of the war following the Pearl Harbor attack. Key Themes and Tone subtitle They Were Expendable
Unlike many "gung-ho" patriotic films of its era, this movie is noted for its grim and sobering tone . Warner Archive Blu-Ray Review: John Ford’s ‘They Were