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Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Hilarious comedy skewering many of WWII's sacred cows.
15 December 2002 - 12 out of 18 users found this review helpful.
Preston Sturges' talents were never better displayed than in this manic comedy. "Hail the Conquering Hero" is amazing, if only for the fact that it passed wartime censors (you could say the same for his other great comedy, "Miracle of Morgan's Creek"). Eddie Bracken is wonderful, shifting his performance between slapstick and the slow boil. Hot by even today's standards (especially in the current pro-war America) Sturges skewers the hero-worshiping citizens at the home front, mom, and even the Marines. Great from start to finish.
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