The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Key Battles of American History

History

4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Based on the 1953 James Michener novel of the same name, the 1954 film The Bridges at Toko-Ri tells the story of Lt. Harry Brubaker, a fighter-bomber pilot on the aircraft carrier USS Savo Island. A WW2 veteran and Naval Reserve pilot, Brubaker was drafted back into service from civilian life. This makes him quite resentful and cynical about the war. Now he has a dangerous mission to perform, and he is not sure he is up to the task. Join Sean and James as they discuss this exciting and beautifully filmed movie.

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1:08.4	Welcome to Key Battles of American History, a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important history. Welcome to Key Battles of American History, a podcast in which we discuss
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1:17.6	host, James Early. Hello and welcome back to Key Films of the Korean War. I'm your host James Early, as always.
1:33.6	And as always, I am accompanied by my co-host, my good buddy, Sean McIver. This week we are looking at the film, The Bridges at Tokori.
1:43.2	This was made in 1954, and it's in Kala. A few of the things about the film The Bridges at Tokori. This was made in 1954 and it's in color. A few of things
1:47.7	about the film before we get started. I'll run down the basics as always and then Sean is going to
1:53.8	give us a little bit of the background to the movie and any other trivia and interesting information
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