---
title: 'The Long Gray Line (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 138
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-long-gray-line-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048312/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Long Gray Line (1955)

1955 · 138 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Long Gray Line is a 1955 American Technicolor biographical comedy-drama film in CinemaScope directed by John Ford based on the life of Marty Maher and his autobiography, Bringing Up the Brass, co-written with Nardi Reeder Campion. Tyrone Power stars as the scrappy Irish immigrant whose 50-year career at West Point took him from a dishwasher to a non-commissioned officer and athletic instructor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Duning](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-duning)
- **Producer:** [Robert Arthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-arthur)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Lawton Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lawton-jr)
- **Editor:** [William Lyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lyon)

## Cast

- [Peter Graves](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-graves-2)
- [Ken Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-curtis)
- [William Leslie](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-leslie)
- [Jack Pennick](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-pennick)
- [Philip Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-carey)
- [Betsy Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/betsy-palmer)
- [Patrick Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-wayne)
- [Maureen O'Hara](https://cinepixo.com/people/maureen-o-hara)
- [Bess Flowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bess-flowers)
- [Harry Tenbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-tenbrook)
- [Sean McClory](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-mcclory)
- [Ward Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/ward-bond)
- [Martin Milner](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-milner)
- [Harry Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-carey)
- [Erin O'Brien-Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/erin-o-brien-moore)

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