Hail the Conquering Hero

1944 1h 41m ★7.2

Hail the Conquering Hero

“MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!”

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.

Release Date August 9, 1944
Runtime 1h 41m
Language English
Director Preston Sturges
Category Comedy, War
Rating 7.2 / 10 (TMDb)
Year 1944
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