Product Details

• Actors: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinskey
• Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Republic Pictures
• DVD Release Date: May 16, 2000
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0782011284
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,420 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Fighting Seabees" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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FIGHTING SEABEES - DVD Movie

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where did the Construction Batallion (SeaBees) come from?, May 1, 2000

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Alan R. Holyoak - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fighting Seabees [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie provides one telling of their story. During WWII, there was a serious need for men in the military who had the know how and the determination to carry out essential construction work, particularly in the Pacific Theatre of operations.

In this movie we learn a bit about the plan and recruitment of men to serve as hybrid construction workers/soldiers. John Wayne was a natural choice to serve as the prototypical SeaBee -- an undisciplined individual, but determined, willing and able.

Join JW and his colleagues as they work and fight their way across the Pacific, building runways and roads, and anything else that needed to be made. During their spare time, they did some fighting, and JW finds time for some romancing (doesn't he usually?).

A good telling, and an interesting movie, but not quite 5-star material. Well worth a watch though!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Navy Heritage - US Navy Seabees, July 16, 2004

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etscw (Quartz Hill, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Fighting Seabees (DVD)

This movie has become a part of lore among the men and women of the finest combat contstruction organizations of the US military. It is a nice Hollywood adaptation of the creation of the US Navy Seabees. And who can forget the best character in the movie -- Natasha! It's not often that you see JW's character make the ultimate sacrifice. I watch this and see the beginning of some traditions and attitudes still in practice today. "With Compassion for Others, We Build - We Fight, for Peace with Freedom," from the Seabee Museum. Remember their montra: Seabee Can-Do.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lesser Wayne Vehicle, November 3, 2002

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James L. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fighting Seabees [VHS] (VHS Tape)

In one of his lesser starring efforts, John Wayne plays the leader of a construction company that goes on to help form the Fighting Seabees, an armed group of workers. Prior to the Seabees, the construction crews building air strips and other military installations weren't allowed to carry arms. Wayne is stubborn and determined to say the least, and he pushes to have his men armed for battle as they work on curiously named islands in the Pacific during the Second World War. The film's focus is torn between the establishment of the Seabees and Wayne's romance with journalist Susan Hayward. Neither plotline is developed enough, and considering that it appears to be a war film, there's not much to the fighting in the film. It's not a bad film, but it suffers from a low budget and a script that needed much more work. However, there is a rare chance in this film to Big John jitterbug, which is good for a laugh.