Product Details

• Actors: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Francis, Donald Crisp, Ward Bond
• Directors: John Ford
• Writers: Edward Hope, Marty Maher, Nardi Reeder Campion
• Producers: Robert Arthur
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Unknown)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Georgian, Chinese, Thai
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: January 2, 2002
• Run Time: 138 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005RYKW
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,407 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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John Ford pours on the sentiment like syrup in The Long Gray Line, a tribute to the traditions of West Point. Tyrone Power ages 50 years to play real-life West Point legend Martin Maher, the scrappy Irish immigrant who rises from "another Mick waiter" to hot-tempered cadet to one of the best-loved instructors of the institution. Power is at his best as the charming rogue with a thick brogue, who ages into a feisty, gray-haired foster father to the cadets he and his fiery Irish wife (Maureen O'Hara) adopt over the years, among them Harry Carey Jr. (as young Dwight D. Eisenhower). Ford claims he didn't care for CinemaScope, but you wouldn't know it from the handsome, lush images that fill the frame. It lolls along at a lazy 140 minutes, balancing the respectful tributes with boisterous humor and boyish pranks but always centered by the generous heart of Maher. --Sean Axmaker

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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST FORD WITHOUT WAYNE, May 25, 2002

By	J JARVIS "Nostalgia Fan" (HOLT, NORFOLK United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first saw this movie at our local in the late 50`s here in the U.K. The Memory of Marty Maher never left.. Looking through Amazon one evening i noticed it was available. Well done it arrived in 6 days. Some things you order locally take longer than that.After all these years since i last saw it it`s still a great movie and still brings a tear to the eye. Tyrone Power was perfect, sadly nearing the end of his life as Marty Maher. Nothing against John Wayne who i understand was the first choice but this was`nt his part. Maureen o Hara is wonderful. Ward Bond as "That blackhearted master of the sword" as Marty calls him and Donald Crisp as Marty snr. Its a long movie covering 50 years but never you loose interest. Its perfect. John Ford wanted to be remembered as the man who made westerns. Well he made other great movie`s as well. In my opinion this is an equal to The Quiet Man....The Long Gray Line. The best Ford without John Wayne.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long Gray Line, January 2, 2000

By	Eddie Terry (Somerville, Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Long Gray Line [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My wife and I stumbled across this rare gem a few days ago on AMC. It began late in the evening, but we were unable to stop watching. It is a truly wonderful story, based on what I've come to learn is a book entitled BRINGING UP THE BRASS that was based on Technical Sargeant Martin Maher's life. The movie has all of the classical elements of John Ford including humor and poignancy, and I shall heartily recommend this film to my family and friends. It's nice to see patriotism and honor on film, even though it was 45 years ago!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Classic Deserves A Salute, October 1, 2000

By	Sarah Jones "mnyqe" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Long Gray Line [VHS] (VHS Tape)

One of the finest of John Ford's films, yet surprisingly overlooked, this movie gives us both an honest glimpse into West Point and sincere characters to cry for and laugh with.

Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara make a charming match once more (see The Black Swan, quite a different movie), and it's a wonder to me that Ty's sensitive and utterly believable performance in this film wasn't given more notice than it was. He was perfect all the way down to his accent, which I thought would surely slip, and it never did. Maureen's portrait of her character was poignant and gentle, with that spark that is purely Maureen. The death scene blows me away each time with it's simplicity and honest grace. They were quite a team, both of times they were together.

All the performances were top-notch, making you forget you were watching a movie. I felt, instead, as if I were being allowed into sacred ground, welcomed with open arms by the memories of that proud place.

This is truly a masterpiece. Ford at his finest. If you get a chance to see it, do. I can't recommend it strongly enough.