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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = The Bold and the Brave<br />
| image_size = <br />
| image = The Bold and the Brave FilmPoster.jpeg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[Lewis R. Foster]]<br />
| producer = [[Hal E. Chester]]<br />
| writer = [[Robert Lewin (screenwriter)|Robert Lewin]]<br />
| starring = [[Wendell Corey]]<br>[[Mickey Rooney]]<br>[[Don Taylor (actor/director)|Don Taylor]]<br>[[Nicole Maurey]]<br>[[John Smith (actor)|John Smith]]<br>[[Race Gentry]]<br />
| music = [[Herschel Burke Gilbert]] (score) <br> [[Mickey Rooney]] and [[Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian]] (title song)<br />
| cinematography = [[Sam Leavitt]]<br />
| editing = <br />
| distributor = [[RKO Radio Pictures]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1956|4|18|''US''|ref1=<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=51766| title=The Bold and the Brave: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= June 2, 2022}}</ref>}}<br />
| runtime = 87 min.<br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = English<br />
| gross = $1.4 million (US)<ref>'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', ''Variety Weekly'', January 2, 1957</ref> <br />
}}<br />
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'''''The Bold and the Brave''''' is a 1956 American [[World War II]] film written by [[Robert Lewin (screenwriter)|Robert Lewin]] in his first screenplay based on some of his [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]] experiences. It was directed by [[Lewis R. Foster]] and stars [[Wendell Corey]], [[Mickey Rooney]], and [[Don Taylor (actor)|Don Taylor]]. The film was produced by Filmmakers Production Organization and released by [[RKO]]. The title song for was cowritten by [[Mickey Rooney]] and [[Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.|Ross Bagdasarian]], the creator of [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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The film traces the destinies of three American soldiers stationed in Italy during World War II. Fairchild (Corey) is an idealist who doesn't believe in killing. Preacher (Taylor) is a religious zealot, who can't see anything in terms other than Good and Evil. Dooley (Rooney), an inveterate gambler who runs a floating crap game up and down the Italian front. A gambler and a World War II veteran himself, Rooney claimed to have adlibbed and directed his [[craps|crap game]] sequence.<ref>p. 216 Neibaur, James L. ''The Essential Mickey Rooney'' Rowman & Littlefield, 3 Mar 2016</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Wendell Corey]] as Fairchild<br />
* [[Mickey Rooney]] as Dooley<br />
* [[Don Taylor (actor/director)|Don Taylor]] as Preacher<br />
* [[Nicole Maurey]] as Fiamma<br />
* [[John Smith (actor)|John Smith]] as Smith<br />
* Race Gentry as Hendricks<br />
* [[Ralph Votrian]] as Wilbur<br />
* [[Wright King]] as Technician Fifth Grade<br />
* [[Stanley Adams (actor)|Stanley Adams]] as Master Sergeant<br />
* [[Bobs Watson]] as Bob<br />
* Tara Summers as Tina<br />
* [[Diana Darrin]] as Lina<br />
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==Award nominations==<br />
The film received the following [[Academy Awards]] nominations:<br />
* [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]], [[Mickey Rooney]], 1957 [[Academy Awards]]<br />
* [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Original]], 1957 [[Academy Awards]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of American films of 1956]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0049022}}<br />
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{{Lewis R. Foster}}<br />
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[[Category:Italian Campaign of World War II films]]<br />
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