The fighting Sullivans / [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; screenplay by Mary C. McCall ; story by Edward Doherty and Jules Schermer ; produced by Sam Jaffe ; directed by Lloyd Bacon.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1944. Based on a true story. Special features: Disc 1: New digital transfer; original theatrical trailer; actor photo gallery; actor bios ; Disc 2: A tribute to the Sullivan Brothers include: Service records of the Sullivans, Family photo album, Letters to the Navy, A letter from Joseph, A letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, and The freedom flag; The Grout Museum; The U.S.S. Juneau - The last muster list, Eyewitness account by Victor Gibson and Memorials; The survivors include: Interview with Frank Holmgren, Speeches by Wyatt Butterfield and Lt. Cmdr. Lester Zook and a list of survivors. Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle, Edward Ryan, Trudy Marshall, John Campbell, James Cardwell, John Alvin, George Offerman Jr., Roy Roberts, Ward Bond.
Summary:
The five Sullivan brothers were close since their childhood in Iowa. They went to war together and all five died together when their ship, the U.S.S. Juneau, was sunk in the Pacific.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.