<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> They Were Expendable </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> original theatrical poster </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> John Ford </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced by </Th> <Td> John Ford </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Screenplay by </Th> <Td> Frank Wead Jan Lustig (de) (uncredited) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Based on </Th> <Td> They Were Expendable 1942 novel by William Lindsay White </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> Robert Montgomery John Wayne Donna Reed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Music by </Th> <Td> Herbert Stothart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> Joseph H. August </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edited by </Th> <Td> Douglass Biggs Frank E. Hull </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company </Th> <Td> Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributed by </Th> <Td> Loew's Inc </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Release date </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> December 19, 1945 (1945 - 12 - 19) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 135 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $3,250,000 (US rentals) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> They Were Expendable </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> original theatrical poster </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> John Ford </Td> </Tr>

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