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The Fighting Seabees(Movie, 1944)

NR
| 1h 40min | Genres: Drama, Action, War
The Fighting SeabeesRating: 3.2/5 (with 1919 votes)
The Fighting Seabees is a 1944 American war film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The supporting cast includes Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinsky, Addison Richards and Grant Withers. The Fighting Seabees portrays a heavily fictionalized account of the dilemma that led to the creation of the U.S. Navy's "Seabees" in World War II. At the 17th Academy Awards, the film received a nomination for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for Walter Scharf and Roy Webb but the award went to Max Steiner for Since You Went Away. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Fighting Seabees

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

About The Fighting Seabees

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/27/1944
Director: Edward Ludwig
Film Editor: Richard L. Van Enger
Director of Photography: William Bradford
Composer: Walter Scharf
Costume designer: Adele Palmer
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Alertes aux Marines"
"I conquistatori dei 7 mari"
"The Fighting CBs"
Budget: 1,500,000 USD
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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