The Film
The Long Gray Line
Warms Your Heart! STIRS YOUR BLOOD! and fires your imagination!
The Story
The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.
soldiers marching loving couple grow old together american tradition biographical drama on location lifelong friendship soldiers assemble leadership military tradition inspirational heritage exemplary officer boy meets girl spanning generations army cadet irish immigrant life during wartime military academy mentor protégé relationship west point military life marching band irish-american love at first sight cadet immigrant
Runtime
138 min
Released Jan 1955
Gallery
The Stills.
