They Were Expendable

Starring: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, et al.

Supplies are dwindling. Troops are hopelessly outnumbered. But even in defeat there is victory. The defenders of the Philippines -- including PT-boat skippers John Brickley (Robert Montgomery) and Rusty Ryan (John Wayne) -- will give the U.S. war effort time to regroup after the devastation of Pearl Harbor. Director John Ford's World War II tale knows its battle-scarred topic firsthand. Montgomery was himself a Pacific PT-boat commander and a valorous Bronze Star recipient. Ford filmed the Academy Award-winning documentary The Battle of Midway. And Wayne creates a portrait of patriotic resolve as only he can. They Were Expendable salutes all who expended themselves during some of the war's bleakest hours.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 012569798625
• Release Date: January 2007
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Warner Bros.
• Director: John Ford
• Starring: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond, Marshall Thompson, Paul Langton, Leon Ames, Arthur Walsh, Donald Curtis
• Runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: NTSC; Subtitled
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.