A young officer commands a special world war ii combat team made up of japanese americans. Appearing in more than 100 films during his long career, van johnson became one of americas top war film heroes during the 1940s and 1950s. Van johnson stars as lt grayson who is put in charge of the 442 regiment which is made up of japanese americans. Dropping out of college to focus full time on acting, dean landed bit roles in a few hollywood films before moving to new york city in october 1951. Honolulu international film festival presents go for broke, a film about a group of university of hawaii rotc students after the attack on pearl harbor, as they fight discrimination by forming the varsity victory volunteers vvv. The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several highgrossing films that originally released in 1951. The film dramatizes the reallife story of the 442nd, which was composed of nisei soldiers. At a southern california region car show in 1974, mr. These brave young japanese americans, along with the perservance of the original 100th infantry battalion draftees from hawaii, led to the formation of the all. The writer and director robert pirosh initially set out to research and write a love story about a young japanese american university student, but the more he learned the more he focused on the story of the 100th442nd rct. Go for broke 1951 van johnson stars in this story of the 442nd regimental combat team. Go for broke is the true story of japanese americans who volunteered, some to get out of internment camps, for the army to fight in world war ii. Jun 26, 2014 go for broke released in 1951, is the true life story of the 442nd rct, a japaneseamerican unit that served in europe. Read the go for broke movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
Feb 17, 2017 a film currently in production wants to explore the origins of the highestdecorated unit in u. It took nerve for director joseph losey to attempt a remake of fritz langs classic chiller m, but by and large losey was up to the challenge. Unlikely world war ii soldiers awarded nations highest honor. Go for broke 1951, classic movie, world war 2, van johnson. Film genres, title, year, country, length, director, description ace in the hole 1951 aka the big carnival, 111 minutes, d. If it were any less of a film, relying on go for broke. Through the support of the 442nd regimental combat team foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, youre able to make a taxdeductible donation to support the go for broke film project and help us tell the amazing story of these veterans. This is an excellent film to recognize the bravery of a very special army unit in combat.
Many members of the 442nd went on to distinguished careers in. Dec 23, 2008 go for broke 1951 written and directed by battlegrounds robert pirosh, go for broke is the based on account of the us armys 442nd regimental combat team and its fight in army training camps in the us south and the fight against germany in italy and france in 1943 and 1944. According to a 2009 sports illustrated article, 60 percent of former nba players are broke within five years of retirement. Go for broke 1951, classic movie, world war 2, van johnson by amazingly classic.
The story of japaneseamerican soldiers who fought in europe during world war ii. World war ii victory ship film hannibal victory part 1 28452 duration. A tribute to the japaneseamerican 442nd infantry regimen and their commander, lt. The movie japanese american gis ww2 442nd infantry old. Billy wilder directorcowriter billy wilders uncompromising, and harsh noirish commentary was a scathing attack on the. The blackbirds were 204 and headed, it seemed, to the nit andor ncaa titles. Watch go for broke 1951 full movie free online streaming. Writer jerome bixby completed the screenplay on his deathbed in 1997, but it wasnt touched for years. Ace in the hole 1951 aka the big carnival, 111 minutes, d. The first film completed in hollywood was 1908s the count of monte cristo, although production of the film began in chicago.
Grayson has the typical racist attitudes of the time. Go for broke 1951 written and directed by battlegrounds robert pirosh, go for broke is the based on account of the us armys 442nd regimental combat team and its fight in army training camps in the us south and the fight against germany in italy and france in 1943 and 1944. This is an account of a oneowner car that never did get run down, but was generally wellmaintained, and from time to time, was upgraded, from the owners view, at least. Michael grayson van johnson is a newly commissioned american army officer who looks forward to being assigned to the 36th texas division. Fighting in the european theater during world war ii. The american ideal takes work and its by no means completed, and heres a piece that demonstrates just that.
Aug, 2010 despite the van johnson film go for broke. Go for broke released in 1951, is the true life story of the 442nd rct, a japaneseamerican unit that served in europe. Through the support of the 442nd regimental combat team foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, youre able to make a taxdeductible donation to support the go for broke film project and help us tell the amazing story of. An origin story is the hawaii film critics society choice for best hawaiian film of 2017 in addition to being named its prestigious closing night film, go for broke is the winner of the hawaii international film festivals inaugural hawaii movie maker award. Robert pirosh wrote and directed this littleknown world war ii drama from mgm that commemorates the 442nd regimental combat team, a combat unit composed of japaneseamericans who fought valiantly during world war ii, with many of the actual veterans of the combat unit appearing as actors in the film. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of lt. This list also includes gross revenue from later rereleases. Go for broke movie february 1, 2018 75 years ago on february 1st, 1943, fdr signed the order that formally created the 442nd rct, who went on to become the most highly decorated unit in us military history for its size and time in combat an ironic story, since it was comprised of japanese americans, whose loyalty was questioned by the. It cast many of the original members of the 442 to play their parts. Billy wilder directorcowriter billy wilders uncompromising, and harsh noirish commentary was a scathing attack on the sensationalizing and ruthless tabloid mass media. With van johnson, lane nakano, george miki, akira fukunaga. This film entered the public domain in 1979 when its claimants failed to.
Go for broke, a 442 origins story, is named after the motto of the 442nd and seeks to tell the story of the formation of the world war iiera 100th infantry battalion which later merged with. The year 1951 in film involved some significant events. Go for broke a 442 origins story, follows a group of university of hawaii rotc students during the tumultuous year after the attack on pearl harbor, as they navigate wartime hawaii and. David wayne steps into the old peter lorre role as. Go for broke, dvd, manufactured on demand, warworld war ii, 644827280520. Fighting in the european theater during world war ii, this unit became the most heavily decorated unit for its size and length of service in t. I have several dvd sets from these folks and they are all well done in terms of transferring old film media to modern dvd media.
A japanese american combat unit who fought across europe. Pages in category 1951 films the following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highestgrossing films worldwide in 1951. One glaring exception to this silence in the decades following the war was the film go for broke. The film costars henry nakamura, warner anderson, don haggerty in its large cast. In addition to go for broke popular wwiiinspired movies include the white cliffs of dover 1944 thirty seconds over tokyo 1944 command decision 1948 battleground 1949 and the oscarnominated film the caine mutiny 1954 one of his most memorable starring roles. In addition to go for broke, popular wwiiinspired movies include the white cliffs of dover 1944, thirty seconds over tokyo 1944, command decision 1948, battleground 1949, and the oscarnominated. Both unit were comprised of japanese american men, served with distinction honor in the e. The film dramatizes the reallife story of the 442nd, which was composed of nisei secondgeneration americans born of japanese. Film genres, title, year, country, length, director, description.
Ogg multiplexed audiovideo file, theoravorbis, length 1 h 30 min 20 s, 400. Undetermined 1951 releases the th letter abbott and costello meet the invisble man ace in the hole across the wide missouri the adventures of manderin the african queen alice in wonderland along the great divide an american in. The film costars henry nakamura, warner anderson, and don haggerty in its large cast. One still in which 17,000 bid aloha to military volunteers at iolani palace.
Go for broke 1951 van johnson, henry nakamura, gianna canale, warner anderson actor, robert pirosh director rated. The film focuses on the exploits of the 442nd regimental combat team, and to a lesser extent, the 100th infantry battalion, which were both composed of japaneseamericans in world war ii. The 1951 version of go for broke was well done considering it was done by hollywood. Mike grayson who had a lesson to learn about the ills of ethnic bias. Go for broke 1951, classic movie, world war 2, van.
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