---
title: 'Home of the Brave (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mark Robson'
released: '1949-05-12'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/home-of-the-brave-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041481/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Home of the Brave (1949)

1949 · 88 min · Drama, War · United States


## Synopsis

Home of the Brave is a 1949 American war film based on a 1945 play of the same name by Arthur Laurents. It was directed by Mark Robson, and stars Douglas Dick, Jeff Corey, Lloyd Bridges, Frank Lovejoy, James Edwards, and Steve Brodie. The original play featured the protagonist being Jewish, rather than black. The National Board of Review named the film the eighth best of 1949. The film takes its name from the last line of the "Star Spangled Banner" "And the home of the brave?"

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mark Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-robson)
- **Screenplay:** [Arthur Laurents](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-laurents), [Carl Foreman](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-foreman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Producer:** [Stanley Kramer](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kramer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert De Grasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-grasse)

## Cast

- [James Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-edwards)
- [Steve Brodie](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-brodie)
- [Jeff Corey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-corey)
- [Douglas Dick](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-dick)
- [Frank Lovejoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-lovejoy)
- [Lloyd Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-bridges)

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