The Fighting Sullivans

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The Sullivans was also an Australian-made drama television series which ran from 1976 until 1983.

The Fighing Sullivans aka The Sullivans
DVD cover of The Fighting Sullivans Commemorative Edition
Directed by	Lloyd Bacon
Produced by	Sam Jaffe Robert Kane
Written by	Edward Doherty Mary C. McCall Jr. Jules Schermer
Starring	Anne Baxter Thomas Mitchell Selena Royle Edward Ryan Trudy Marshall John Campbell James Cardwell John Alvin George Offerman Jr.
Music by	Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography	Lucien N. Andriot
Editing by	Louis R. Loeffler
Distributed by	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1944) (USA) (original theatrical distributor) Realart Pictures Inc. (1951) (USA) (theatrical re-release) Crystal Pictures Inc. (1956) (USA) (theatrical re-release)
Release date(s)	3 February 1944
Running time	112 minutes
Language	English
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The Fighing Sullivans, originally released as The Sullivans, is a 1944 biographical war film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Edward Doherty, Mary C. McCall Jr. and Jules Schermer. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story.

The story follows the lives of the five Irish-American Sullivan brothers, who grew up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and served together in the United States Navy during World War II. Their eventual deaths in the Pacific theater aboard the light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) (sunk on 13 November 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal) are also chronicled in this film, which is based on the brothers' true life story.

Footage from the movie was used in the music video "Sullivan" by Caroline's Spine. The song was released on their debut album Monsoon in 1997. Singer Jimmy Newquist felt compelled to write the song after hearing about the five brothers.