The bridges at toko ri is a 1954 american war film about the korean war and stars william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney, and robert strauss. James micheners korean war novel is about navy fighter pilot harry brubaker, the finest flier aboard the. The book tells the story of the united states pilots in the korean war as they undertake. The movie is an adaptation of a novel by james michener, who based the main characters on real people, including a reserve navy lieutenant. The plot of the book is driven by a daring plan to destroy the strategic bridges of the title. This is a vivid and moving novella and really does pack a punch.
Dennis weaver and earl holliman make early screen appearances in the motion picture. The bridges at toko ri summary and analysis like sparknotes. The film has all the thrills and suspense of the best air war movies, yet its plot is decidedly antiwar. For tarrant it is the memories of a lost family and the loneliness this is a.
He is unhappy to be in this unpublicized and unwanted war as a civilian pilot. The bridges at toko ri korean war 19501953, tz add comments. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimenog romana jamesa michenera. The bridges at tokori mark robson, 1954 movie classics. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The book details the experiences of united states navy pilots in the korean war as they undertake a mission to destroy heavily protected bridges in enemy territory. This group of rail bridges became known to the public as tokori. At samdongni, near the villages of poko ri and toko san names michener would later combine for his fictional toko ri, three bridges crossed the bottom of a deep, winding river valley. The film, which was directed by mark robson, was produced by paramount pictures. They were the ships of task force 77 and they had been sent to destroy the communistheld bridges at toko ri. Set during the korean war, a navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly. I have heard the korean war described as americas forgotten war, so i was eager to read james micheners the bridges at tokori. The bridges of tokori is a novella by america author james a. The bridges at tokori film by robson 1954 britannica. Protagonist, koga glumi william holden, je advokat i veteran drugog svjetskog rata koji je nakon izbijanja rata u koreji kao mornaricki rezervist mobiliziran i poslan da. The story, which closely follows the novel, is about the u. The bridges of toko ri is a novella by america author james a.
The bridges of tokori book summary and study guide. A battleship and two cruisers, accompanied by fourteen destroyers to shield against russian submarines, held steady course as their icy decks rose and fell and shivered in the gale. But the bridges are located in a narrow valley between steep mountains and the air route in and out of the valley is heavily fortified. Nov 11, 2015 the bridges at tokori mark robson, 1954 posted on november 11, 2015 by judy this is my contribution to the wonderful grace kelly blogathon, hosted by the wonderful world of cinema blog. The bridges at tokori is a 1954 american war film about the korean war and stars william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney, and robert strauss. In 1955, after the war had cooled, he directed the bridges at toko ri, based on the novel by the reliable and extremely popular james michener. James micheners korean war novel is about navy fighter pilot harry brubaker, the finest flier aboard the carrier uss savo. Id only recommend seeing this if you really want to see one of the actors in it. Mostovi tokorija je americki ratni film snimljen 1954. The bridges at tokori book summary and study guide. Its popularity blossomed into the bestselling 1954 book and movie.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the bridges at toko ri. In 1951, michener, a former united states navy officer, was an embedded reporter with the navys. Navy douglas ad2 skyraider from attack squadron va702 rustlers attacking a bridge in north korea, in october 1951. The bridges at tokori is set during the korean war, and focuses on the efforts of american navy fighter pilots, to take out the heavily guarded bridges set in a. Grace kelly performance in the bridges at toko r 1954 by alex. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Va702 was assigned to carrier air group 101 cvg101 aboard the aircraft carrier uss boxer cv21 for a deployment to korea from 2 march to 24. Also includes sites with a short overview, synopsis, book report, or summary of james a. The bridges at toko ri, screen play by valentine davies, based on the novel by james a. With william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney. Dennis weaver and earl holliman make early screen appearances in the motion picture the screenplay is based on the 1953 novel the bridges at toko ri by. Michener crafts a tale of the american men who fought the korean war, detailing their exploits in the air as well as their lives on the ground.
Navy task force 77 have a mission and that is to destroy the bridges at tokori in north korea thereby slowing the flow of men and material to the communist forces in the south. Paramounts dvd of the bridges at toko ri is a solid presentation of an action favorite. The bridges at tokori by mark robson mark robson, william. I described how we had planned for the next days strike against some vital railway bridges near a village named toko ri the actual village was named majonne.
The movie is presented flat 4x3, but looks far better matted off to 1. Set during the korean war, a navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. The bridges at tokori 1953 is a novella by american author james a. Navy pilots assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges in north korea. The futility of the militarys peacekeeping mission is dramatically outlined in the movies tragic final scene, where the navys golden boy, who has so much to live for, fights for his life in a muddy ditch in korea. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the bridges at toko ri. The bridges at tokori begins slowly, and takes some little time to establish its intentions, but it builds to a very cool and thoughtprovoking conclusion. A short novel about united states fighter pilots taking part in the korean conflict, this book is an entertaining, and often very thoughtful, story of this era. The bridges at toko ri 1954, from a michener novel, was a popular korean war tale starring william holden as a navy bomber pilot recalled to active duty, much to the dismay of his wife played by grace kelly.
The book tells the story of the united states pilots in the korean war as they undertake a mission to destroy the protected bridges in the enemy territory. That the preparations had been done with extra care because the prestrike pictures showed the bridges were surrounded by 56 antiaircraft guns and we knew this strike was not going to. They were easy enough to pull off if you didnt know how to make american fighting men look like the good guys while a flag waved in the background, you didnt deserve to make movies. The book details the experiences of united states navy pilots in the korean. Other articles where the bridges at toko ri is discussed. The bridges at toko ri synopsis favorite movie button overview. Summary of the book the bridges of tokori was originally a novella by author james a michener and was published in 1953 and later on the novella was depicted as a movie in 1954. The bridges at toko ri is a 1954 american war film about the korean war and stars william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney, and robert strau. Navy task force 77 have a mission and that is to destroy the bridges at toko ri in north korea thereby slowing the flow of men and material to the communist forces in the south.
Navy helicopter pilots mike forney and nestor gamidge rescue bomber pilot lt. In one of his beloved early bestsellers, pulitzer prizewinning author james a. Lieutenant commander robert iron pants schreiber of attack squadron vf194 would lead the strike against them, but not in flashy new jet fighters. At samdongni, near the villages of pokori and tokosan names michener would later combine for his fictional tokori, three bridges crossed the bottom of a deep, winding river valley. By the time mark robson directed the bridges at toko ri 1955, heroic war epics were a dime a dozen. The bridges at tokori is an early james michener novel about the korean war, and about the men who were sent to fight it. The bridges of tokori was originally a novella by author james a michener and was published in 1953 and later on the novella. In those days of research for tokori i would participate in catapult takeoffs and. Sites like sparknotes with a the bridges at toko ri study guide or cliff notes.
The bridges at toko ri is an early james michener novel about the korean war, and about the men who were sent to fight it. The bridges at toko ri 1953 is a novella by american author james a. A more detailed dialog of the episode titled all for one appeared in readers digest in july 1952, and became the inspiration for a magazine novel called the bridges at tokori, which appeared in life magazine on 6 july 1953. Harry brubaker, a veteran of the second world war, was a lawyer with a family when the war started and the navy recalled him to active duty. The bridges at toko ri, grumman f9f panthers on board uss oriskany 1953 by war movies.