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The Bold and the Brave
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The Bold and the Brave
| image_size =
| image = The Bold and the Brave FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Lewis R. Foster
| producer = Hal E. Chester
| writer = Robert Lewin
| starring = Wendell Corey
Mickey Rooney
Don Taylor
Nicole Maurey
John Smith
Race Gentry
| music = Herschel Burke Gilbert (score)
Mickey Rooney and Ross Bagdasarian (title song)
| cinematography = Sam Leavitt
| editing =
| distributor = RKO Radio Pictures
| released =
| runtime = 87 min.
| country = United States
| language = English
| gross = $1.4 million (US)'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', 'Variety Weekly', January 2, 1957
}}
'The Bold and the Brave' is a 1956 American World War II film written by Robert Lewin in his first screenplay based on some of his Italian Campaign experiences. It was directed by Lewis R. Foster and stars Wendell Corey, Mickey Rooney, and Don Taylor. The film was produced by Filmmakers Production Organization and released by RKO. The title song for was cowritten by Mickey Rooney and Ross Bagdasarian, the creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Plot
The film traces the destinies of three American soldiers stationed in Italy during World War II. Fairchild (Corey) is an idealist who doesn't believe in killing. Preacher (Taylor) is a religious zealot, who can't see anything in terms other than Good and Evil. Dooley (Rooney), an inveterate gambler who runs a floating crap game up and down the Italian front. A gambler and a World War II veteran himself, Rooney claimed to have adlibbed and directed his crap game sequence.p. 216 Neibaur, James L. 'The Essential Mickey Rooney' Rowman & Littlefield, 3 Mar 2016
Cast
* Wendell Corey as Fairchild
* Mickey Rooney as Dooley
* Don Taylor as Preacher
* Nicole Maurey as Fiamma
* John Smith as Smith
* Race Gentry as Hendricks
* Ralph Votrian as Wilbur
* Wright King as Technician Fifth Grade
* Stanley Adams as Master Sergeant
* Bobs Watson as Bob
* Tara Summers as Tina
* Diana Darrin as Lina
Award nominations
The film received the following Academy Awards nominations:
* Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Mickey Rooney, 1957 Academy Awards
* Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Original, 1957 Academy Awards
See also
*List of American films of 1956
References
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