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Hail the Conquering Hero

1944 · 101 min · NR

8.9/10

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.

Director
Preston Sturges
Genres
Comedy, War
  • Unhinged but iconic
  • Movie night pick
  • Netflix & chill

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