The Tanks Are Coming (1951 film)

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The Tanks Are Coming
Original film poster
Directed by	Lewis Seiler
Written by	Samuel Fuller (story) Robert Hardy Andrews
Produced by	Bryan Foy
Starring	Steve Cochran Philip Carey Mari Aldon
Cinematography	Edwin B. DuPar Warren Lynch
Edited by	James Moore
Music by	William Lava
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	October 31, 1951 (1951-10-31)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Tanks Are Coming is a 1951 war film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Steve Cochran and Philip Carey. The story is set during World War II in 1944 France. The film chronicles the U.S. 3rd Armored Division's advance across northern France and its attempt to pierce the Siegfried Line.^[1]^[2]

Not to be confused with the 20-minute educational film of the same name from 1941.^[3]

Plot

Normandy, 1944, post-D-Day. A tank commander, Sgt. Joe Davis, is very popular with his men. So much so, that when he is killed during a brief skirmish with the enemy, his crew fall into despondency. That is, until Davis's replacement, Sgt. Sullivan, shows up. To the men, his arrival is like a splash of ice water. "Sully" rouses their anger by ordering the immediate discard of Davis's personal effects. He replaces their popular tank driver with a known drunkard. Sully doesn't stop there. He challenges the loyalty of a German-American crew member named "Heinie." He bullies another man, Kolowicz, into fisticuffs.

In short, Sully transforms a crew of emotional zombies, bemoaning their probable fate, into an over-achieving squad of efficient killers. All of this, despite their hatred of Sully. But in the following months, as they fight their way to the Siegfried Line, both Sullivan and his men begin to share a mutual respect.

Cast

Steve Cochran as Francis Aloysius 'Sully' Sullivan
Philip Carey as Lt. Rawson
Mari Aldon as Patricia Kane
Paul Picerni as Danny Kolowicz
Harry Bellaver as Lemchek
James Dobson as George 'Ike' Eisenhower
George O'Hanlon as Sgt. Tucker
John McGuire as Col. Matthews
Robert Boon as Heinrich 'Heinie' Weinburger
Michael Steele as Sgt. Joe Davis
Roy Roberts as the Commanding General (uncredited)

References

^ "The Tanks Are Coming". Turner Classic Movies.
^ "The Tanks Are Coming - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
^ Eason, B. Reeves (4 October 1941). "The Tanks Are Coming". Warner Bros., U.S. Army. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

External links

The Tanks Are Coming at IMDb
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The Tanks Are Coming at the TCM Movie Database
The Tanks Are Coming at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

Films directed by Lewis Seiler

Darwin Was Right (1924)
No Man's Gold (1926)
The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926)
The Last Trail (1927)
Outlaws of Red River (1927)
Tumbling River (1927)
Wolf Fangs (1927)
Square Crooks (1928)
A Song of Kentucky (1929)
The Ghost Talks (1929)
Deception (1932)
Frontier Marshal (1934)
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
Here Comes Trouble (1936)
The First Baby (1936)
Career Woman (1936)
Turn Off the Moon (1937)
Crime School (1938)
Penrod's Double Trouble (1938)
Heart of the North (1938)
The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
King of the Underworld (1939)
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
It All Came True (1940)
Murder in the Air (1940)
Flight Angels (1940)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)
South of Suez (1940)
Kisses for Breakfast (1941)
The Smiling Ghost (1941)
You're in the Army Now (1941)
The Big Shot (1942)
Pittsburgh (1942)
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
Something for the Boys (1944)
Molly and Me (1945)
Doll Face (1945)
If I'm Lucky (1946)
Whiplash (1948)
Breakthrough (1950)
The Tanks Are Coming (1951)
The Winning Team (1952)
Operation Secret (1952)
The Bamboo Prison (1954)
Women's Prison (1955)
Battle Stations (1956)
Over-Exposed (1956)
The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958)

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