Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Directed by Preston Sturges · 101 min · Comedy, War
42.0 TOPICAL score · #2,517 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944, directed by Preston Sturges) has a TOPICAL score of 42.0 - ranked 2,517 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (79 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 16 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (79 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 16 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read2,509 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest (actor #1,008)