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The Tanks Are Coming

The Tanks Are Coming

The Happy, Scrappy Story of those Hit-'Em-First Heroes!

1951•1h 30m•8.3/10
War

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8.3/10(3)

An American tank crew fights its way into Germany in World War II.

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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran

Francis Aloysius 'Sully' Sullivan

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Lieutenant Rawson

Mari Aldon

Mari Aldon

Patricia Kane

Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

Danny Kolowicz

Harry Bellaver

Harry Bellaver

Sergeant Lemchek

Robert Horton

Robert Horton

Captain Bob Horner

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Major General

James Dobson

PFC George 'Ike' Eisenhower

George O'Hanlon

George O'Hanlon

Sgt. Tucker

John McGuire

John McGuire

Col. Matthews

Robert Horton

Robert Horton

Capt. Bob Horner

Michael Steele

Michael Steele

Sgt. Joe Davis

Lisa Golm

Lisa Golm

Heinie's Grandmother

Robert Boon

Heinrich 'Heinie' Weinburger

Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

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