The Long Gray Line

1955 · directed by John Ford

Rating
79/100
Hit
no

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.

The Long Gray Line (1955), directed by John Ford, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

Crew

  • Charles Lang — Director of Photography
  • Charles Lawton Jr. — Director of Photography
  • William A. Lyon — Editor
  • Edward Hope — Screenplay

More from John Ford

  1. Stagecoach (1939) — 97/100 · hit
  2. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — 96/100 · hit
  3. The Searchers (1956) — 96/100 · hit
  4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — 89/100 · hit
  5. My Darling Clementine (1946) — 86/100 · hit
  6. How Green Was My Valley (1941) — 85/100 · hit

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