Hail the Conquering Hero

Name: Hail the Conquering Hero
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1944-08-09
Duration: 101 min
Cast: Georgia Caine, Bill Edwards, Dewey Robinson, Bess Flowers, George Anderson

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!

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Release Date

8/9/1944

Runtime

101 mins

Genres

Comedy War

Overview

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.

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Original Language

English

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A warmly satirical romp about small-town hero worship and self-worth, where a discharged Marine's well-meaning lie unravels into a delightful examination of what it really means to be heroic. Preston Sturges crafts a film that laughs at American mythology while celebrating genuine human decency.