Air Force

original title:
Air Force
country / year of production:
USA / 1943
original length:
124 min. , black/white
premiere:
3 February 1943
genre:
adventure
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director:
Howard Hawks
film script:
William Faulkner , Dudley Nichols
producer:
Hal B. Wallis
cinematographer:
Elmer Dyer , James Wong Howe , Charles A. Marshall
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composer:
Franz Waxman
cast (role):
John Ridgely (Captain Mike 'Irish' Quincannon, Pilot) , John Garfield (Sergeant Joe Winocki, Aerial Gunner) , Harry Carey (Sergeant Robby White, Crew Chief) , Gig Young (Lieutenant Bill Williams, Co-pilot) , Arthur Kennedy (Lieutenant Tommy McMartin, Bombardier) , John Ridgely , Edward Brophy , Moroni Olsen , Willard Robertson , James Brown , Ray Montgomery , Robert Wood , George Tobias , Chris Drake , Arthur Kennedy , Gig Young , Harry Carey , John Garfield , Stanley Ridges , Richard Lane
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plot synopsis:
The crew of a B-17 is assigned to bring an officer from Hawaii to Manila. They are shuttled from island to island trying to escape the invading Japanese. As they try to evade to Australia they spot the Japanese invasion fleet, signal nearby bases for help and attack the Japanese ships together with other planes.
keywords:
war in the sky , air force , Pearl Harbor
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
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