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Hail the Conquering Hero [DVD]

Eddie Bracken , Ella Raines , Preston Sturges    Universal, suitable for all   DVD
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn
  • Directors: Preston Sturges
  • Writers: Preston Sturges
  • Producers: Preston Sturges, Buddy G. DeSylva
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 30 Jan 2013
  • Run Time: 101 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0009G1ISS
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 35,539 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

Classic Hollywood satirical comedy written and directed by Preston Sturges. Patriotic Woodrow Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) joins up to fight in the war, only to be discharged within days because of his chronic asthma. Encouraged by a group of marines who sympathise with his problem, Truesmith decides to lie about his service record and returns to his home town as a war hero. With only his ex-girlfriend unimpressed, Truesmith finds himself being championed as a future mayor after receiving a hero's welcome.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Deserves a better transfer 2 Jun 2010
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I'm not going to review the film itself, it's a well loved comedy classic. I really enjoyed seeing it again. What I have to say though is that the picture quality can only be described as adequate. At a guess I'd say it was made from an old master tape. What you get is something that is only slighty better than VHS with no extras. It's no match for the many old classics that have been restored, or even just re-transferred for DVD or Bluray. All of the Preston Sturges classics deserve a proper restoration.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Preston Sturges impresses 18 Dec 2011
By BPR
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This is actually my first foray into Preston Sturges' filmography (as director at least) so I wasn't sure what to expect outside of what the cover said. I have to say that it's a film I'm glad I picked up. Eddie Bracken is very good as the soldier who never went to war due to a serious bout of hayfever and is so embarrassed he decides to not go back to his hometown... that is until a group of soldiers he buys a drink for tries to fix his problem against his will by phoning his mother and telling her that he will be coming home. He goes home and one thing leads to another until he is put forward as a candidate for mayor. He tries to come clean but as the stories from the other soldiers get more involving and his 'hero' status in his hometown gets higher it becomes harder and harder for the truth to come out. The film works well and has a good cast and above average script making me more interested in picking up more of Sturges' films when I see them real cheap. 3.5/5
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2.0 out of 5 stars Ella Raines let down by this weak role. 27 April 2010
By hmorley
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I only bought this dvd to see the delectable Ella Raines.The comedy was weak and I did not like the blustering sergeant while Eddie Bracken played a wimp.Ella Raines was rather wasted here as she was very good playing heroines and producers should have given her more meaty roles than this.Her best film was "Impact" (1948).
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