Description: BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brand new, official studio-released DVD of this great film, imported from France ( Donovan's Army (The Fighting CBs) (The Fighting Sea Bees) ) This is a PAL, Region 0 DVD. This DVD will play on standard DVD players in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia (except Japan, Korea, Philippines and Taiwan), Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand. This DVD will NOT play on standard DVD players in USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Chile. This DVD will NOT play on standard DVD players in USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Chile. This DVD (and any other DVD released anywhere in the world) will play just fine on any multi-region DVD player, bought in USA or elsewhere. It will also play on most computers' DVD drives. Some consumers actually own a multi-region DVD player, without knowing it. 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If these steps don't work, then unfortunately subtitles are not optional. o We now offer FREE SHIPPING to anywhere in the world! FILM DETAILS Alternate Title: Donovan's Army (The Fighting CBs) (The Fighting Sea Bees) Screened, competed or awarded at:Oscar Academy Awards Language Selections:English ( Mono ) French ( Mono ) French ( Subtitles ) Product Origin/Format:France ( PAL/Region 0 ) Running Time:95 min Aspect Ratio:Fullscreen Special Features:Interactive Menu Scene Access Black & White Remastered Movie filmed in 1944 and produced in:Country: United States ( Region: USA, Canada ) Directed By:Edward Ludwig Written By:Borden Chase Æneas MacKenzie Actors:John Wayne ..... Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan Susan Hayward ..... Constance Chesley Dennis O'Keefe ..... Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow William Frawley ..... Eddie Powers Leonid Kinskey ..... Johnny Novasky J.M. Kerrigan ..... Sawyer Collins Grant Withers ..... Whanger Spreckles Paul Fix ..... Ding Jacobs Ben Welden ..... Yump Lumkin William Forrest ..... Lt. Tom Kerrick Addison Richards ..... Capt. Joyce Jay Norris ..... Joe Brick Duncan Renaldo ..... Construction Worker at Party Synopsis:The Fighting Seabees is Republic Pictures' rip-roaring tribute to the US Navy's Construction Batallions (C.B.), without whom no plane would ever have gotten off the ground during WW2. John Wayne stars as Wedge Donovan, head of civilian construction company stationed in a pre-Pearl Harbor South Pacific war area. Despite Donovan's pleas to the Navy brass, he is denied permission to train his men for combat, the better to stave off imminent Japanese attack. Only after incurring heavy losses is Donovan given a commission and his men officially enlisted in the Navy. The self-sacrifical climax, as Donovan destroys a Japanese tank batallion at the cost of his own life, is one of the best-staged action highlights of its kind. As Constance Chesley, Susan Hayward finds herself in the unenviable position of being the apex in a romantic triangle involving herself, Wedge Donovan and Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow (Dennis O'Keefe); her climactic speech, explaining how it's possible to love two men equally, is so well delivered that it transcends its essential corniness. Of the supporting cast, William Frawley stands out as Irish seabee Eddie Powers, who virtually signs his own death warrant when he begins singing happily just before an enemy sneak attack. All-American hero John Wayne takes a crew of construction workers and turns them into one of WWII's toughest fighting forces in this action-packed war classic. But first he has to convince the army brass to let his civilians bear arms, and then he's got to whip them into combat shape. Now Wayne is fighting for his life on a different battlefield when he's brought up on court-martial charges for leading his troops in an all-out assault against the Japanese. It's Wayne at his best, playing the kind of rough-and-tumble man of honor that made him a legend and Hollywood's biggest star. An entertaining combination of strong supporting performances by Daniel O'Keefe and ravishing, about-to-be superstar Susan Hayward. Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight. US/CANADA/MEXICO BUYER WARNING o WARNING: Please note that we sell NTSC/Region 1 DVDs from USA and PAL/Region 2&4 DVDs from other countries. If you have a standard DVD player bought in USA/Canada, and you have not specifically selected it to be able to play multi- region DVDs, please don't bid on PAL Region 2 & Region 4 DVDs - your player will not be able to play them. 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Movie/TV Title: The Fighting Seabees
Genre: Action, Adventure
Region: Region 2: Europe
Format: DVD
Former Rental?: No
Country of Manufacture: France
USA, Canada: Will not play on regular DVD player
Europe, Africa, Middle East: Will play on regular DVD player
Australia, New Zealand: Will play on regular DVD player