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John Wayne: Civil War
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John Wayne is the Hitler-loathing skipper of a decrepit German freighter who faces danger and romance as he tries to steer the ship from Australian waters to Chile during World War II. Lana Turner is the spy who loves him, and Tab Hunter, James Arness and Paul Fix add able support. 117 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround stereo, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailers.
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Synopsis: Based on an actual Civil War mission, Colonel Marlowe (John Wayne) and Major Kendall (William Holden) are ordered by General Grant to take three regiments 300 miles into enemy territory. They must destroy the railroad line between Newton Station and Vicksburg in hopes of choking off supplies toRead More
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Sprawling, action-packed saga with John Wayne as the head of a construction company working at building military sites for the Navy in the Pacific during World War II. After suffering the loss of many men after a Japanese attack, Wayne heads to Washington and helps establish the "C.B.s" (Construction Battalions), units of armed builders. With Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley. 100 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
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Synopsis: John Wayne, in the last of his Civil War characterizations, portrays Cord McNally, a Union Army colonel who loses a gold shipment in a Confederate raid, during which a devoted young officer is ... killed. After the end of the war, McNally bears no ill-will toward the leaders of the raid, PierreRead More
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On June 9, 1980, Wayne was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter (at whose inaugural ball Wayne had appeared "as a member of the loyal opposition", as Wayne described it in his speech to the gathering). Thus Wayne received the two highest civilian decorations awarded by the United States government.
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