The Gallant Hours
They Called Him the Bull of the Pacific...His Name Was Halsey..But the Enemy Spelled it Hell!
Rating
Release Date
6/13/1960Runtime
115 minsOverview
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
-Revenue
-Homepage
-
How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A stark, unflinching portrait of military command under pressure, structured as a taut procedural following Admiral Halsey through the crucial weeks that turned the tide in the Pacific theater. The film treats war not as spectacle but as exhausting, consequential work.
Mood
Themes
Tone
Pacing
Look
Structure
James Cagney
Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
Dennis Weaver
Andy Lowe
Ward Costello
Harry Black
Vaughn Taylor
Mike Pulaski
Richard Jaeckel
Roy Webb
Les Tremayne
Frank Enright
Walter Sande
Horace Keys ("Doc")
Karl Swenson
Bill Bailey
Richard Carlyle
Father Gehring
Carl Benton Reid
Robert Ghormley
William Schallert
Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.
Raymond Bailey
Vandergrift
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to review The Gallant Hours.
Recommendations
Ranked by what each one shares with this film, with the reason on every card.
A similar mood
Shares crew · A similar mood
A similar mood
A similar mood
Feels similar
A similar mood
Feels similar
A similar mood
Feels similar
Feels similar
Shares cast · A similar mood
Feels similar
A similar mood
Covers similar ground
Feels similar
Feels similar
A similar mood
A similar mood
A similar mood
Feels similar