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The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 4, 1955

Runtime

2h 18m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

68%

Original Title

The Long Gray Line

Production Companies

Rota Productions, Columbia Pictures

Director

John Ford

Description

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.