# They Were Expendable (1945)

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**Runtime**: 135 min
**Genres**: Drama, War
**Directed by**: John Ford
**Written by**: Frank Wead, Christina Stead
**Starring**: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond, Marshall Thompson

> *A Tribute to Those Who Did So Much... With So Little!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You command a naval squadron in the Pacific and then the war escalates. John Ford directs a story of wartime service.

**Mood tags**: raw, slow-burn, uplifting

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