The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th (1940) — action, drama, war film. Directed by William Keighley. Starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn. This page maps 6 characters and 9 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

The Fighting 69th (1940) Poster

Interactive Features for The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 6 characters interconnect through 9 relationship links.
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Story Analysis

A boastful and initially cowardly recruit confronts the consequences of his mistakes and ultimately redeems himself through a fatal act of courage.

Action, Drama, War · 5.8/10 · 90 min · 1940

Based On

The Fighting 69th

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Fighting On Film - The War Movie Podcast!

Credits

Director

William Keighley
Cast

as Jerry Plunkett

James Cagney
Cast

as Father Duffy

Pat O'Brien
Cast

as Wild Bill Donovan

George Brent
Cast

as Joyce Kilmer

Jeffrey Lynn
Cast

as Big Mike Wynn

Alan Hale
Cast

as "Crepe Hanger" Burke

Frank McHugh
Cast

as Lieutenant Ames

Dennis Morgan
Cast

as Long John Wynn

Dick Foran
Cast

as Timmy Wynn

William Lundigan
Cast

as Paddy Dolan

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Cast

as Colonel

Henry O'Neill
Cast

as Captain Mangan

John Litel

Videos

The Fighting 69th - Theatrical Trailer

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q7733812), public domain (CC0).