Attore	Ruolo
Leon Ames	Major James Morton
Arthur Walsh	Seaman Jones
Donald Curtis	Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long
Cameron Mitchell	Ens. George Cross
Louis Jean Heydt	'Ohio'
Jeff York	Ens. Tony Aiken
Murray Alper	'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
Harry Tenbrook	'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c
Jack Pennick	'Doc'
Alex Havier	'Benny' Lecoco ST 3c
Charles Trowbridge	Admiral Blackwell
Robert Barrat	The General
Bruce Kellogg	Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c
Tim Murdock	Ens. Brant
Russell Simpson	'Dad' Knowland
Vernon Steele	Army Doctor
Robert Emmett O'Connor	Silver Dollar Bartender (uncredited)

Philip Ahn	Army Orderly (uncredited)
Steve Barclay	Naval Officer (uncredited)
Betty Blythe	Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Danny Borzage	Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Al Bridge	Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
George Bruggeman	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
James Carlisle	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Jack Carrington	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Bruce Carruthers	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Tony Carson	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham	Commander (uncredited)
Fred Coby	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Roger Cole	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Jane Crowley	Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Henry H. Daniels Jr.	Sailor (uncredited)
William B. Davidson	Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Marjorie Davies	Nurse (uncredited)
Larry Dods	Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
William 'Red' Donahue	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Blake Edwards	Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Frank Eldredge	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
John Epper	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Jim Farley	(uncredited)
Charles Ferguson	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Lee Tung Foo	Asian Bartender (uncredited)
Art Foster	Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler	Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Mary Jane French	Lost Nurse (uncredited)
Jon Gilbreath	'Snuffy' Submarine Commander (uncredited)
James Gonzalez	Sailor (uncredited)
Duke Green	PT-41 Boat Starboard Torpedoman (uncredited)
Sherry Hall	Marine Major (uncredited)
Stuart Hall	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Robert Homans	Bartender at Manila Hotel (uncredited)
Michael Kirby	Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Michael Kostrick	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Paul Kruger	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Stubby Kruger	Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Jack Lee	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Jack Lorenz	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine	Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Jack Luden	Naval Air Captain (uncredited)
James Magill	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
George Magrill	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Eve March	Nurse (uncredited)
Maurice Marks	Soldier (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard	Airport Officer (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick	Wounded Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Frank McGrath	'Slim' - Bearded CPO (uncredited)
Leonard Mellin	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Robert Milasch	Minor Role (uncredited)
Henry Mirelez	Filipino Boy (uncredited)
Jack Mower	Officer (uncredited)
Charles Murray Jr.	Jeep Driver (uncredited)
Forbes Murray	Navy Captain (uncredited)
Bill Neff	Submarine Skipper / Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Bill Nind	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Franklin Parker	Naval Officer (uncredited)
Frank Pershing	Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Nino Pipitone Jr.	Bartender's Child (uncredited)
Dan Quigg	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Joey Ray	Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
William McKeever Riley	Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Jack Ross	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
John Roy	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Harold Schlickenmayer	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher	Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Jack Semple	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Sam Simone	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley	Marine Orderly (uncredited)
Ralph Soncuya	Filipino Orderly (uncredited)
Larry Steers	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Sammy Stein	Sammy - Boat Crewman (uncredited)
Jack Stoney	Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Robert Strong	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Bob Thom	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Brad Towne	Man in Admiral's Office (uncredited)
Jack Trent	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Tom Tyler	Captain at Airport (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan	Naval Doctor (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel	Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Hansel Warner	Officer at Airport (uncredited)
Billy Wilkerson	Sgt. Smith (uncredited)
Roque Ybarra Jr.	Bartender's Child (uncredited)

Dettaglio	Valore
Titolo originale	They Were Expendable
Lingua originale	English (EN)
Lingue parlate	English
Paesi di produzione	United States of America
Stato	Released
Compagnie di produzione	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Data di uscita	7 dicembre 1945
Producer	John Ford
Writer	Frank Wead, Christina Stead, William L. White
Editors	Frank E. Hull, Douglass Biggs
Cinematography	Joseph H. August
Asst. Directors	Edward O'Fearna, John Ford
Camera Operators	Joseph H. August
Add. Photography	Joseph H. August

Production Design	Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown, Edwin B. Willis
Art Direction	Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown, Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration	Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown
Special Effects	A. Arnold Gillespie
Composer	Herbert Stothart
Sound	Herbert Stothart
Costume Design	Yvonne Wood, Jack Dawn
Makeup	Yvonne Wood, Jack Dawn
Hairstyling	Yvonne Wood, Jack Dawn

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