
The Fighting 69th
1940, War, 1h 30m
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Pvt. Jerry Plunkett

Father Duffy
Wild Bill Donovan
Joyce Kilmer
Sgt. "Big Mike" Wynn
Crepe Hanger Burke
Critic Reviews for The Fighting 69th
All Critics (7) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (2)
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Even though the plot is not novel, the picture holds one's attention throughout due to the excellent performances.
October 16, 2020 | Full Review… -
Richly schooled in the art of impersonating a snarling, ratlike human, [James] Cagney here has an opportunity to do the part in its most repulsive coloring.
February 6, 2020 | Full Review… -
For a while The Fighting 69th makes a noise like a good picture, but after a time its woeful inadequacies are visible to the naked eye -- and the blasted ear.
October 22, 2019 | Full Review… -
Among best of Cagney-O'Brien Warner team-ups, this one set in WWI.
March 22, 2008 | Rating: 5/5 -
The Fighting 69th...may become a gushy tearjerker by its end, but you can't argue that its heart isn't in the right place.
April 22, 2007 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review… -
In one of his few war films, Cagney displays his "specialty" of explosive energy, as a despicable Irishman, who initially sneers at the regiment's traditions but then learns the hard way the mistakes of his cowardice and irresponsibility.
July 15, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Fighting 69th
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Oct 22, 2008This film is weird. Cagney is a brawler who becomes a coward in the face of war and gets half of his battalion killed. He finds religion, kills a bunch of Germans and redeems himself. It's Cagney so it's enjoyable, but you don't like his character and you never root for him. Very strange.cody f Super Reviewer
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