Air Force

Air Force (1943)

Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, History, War  |   Sub-Genres - World War II Propaganda  |   Release Date - Mar 20, 1943  |   Run Time - 124 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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Description by Wikipedia

Air Force is a 1943 American World War II aviation film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, and Harry Carey. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner. It contains incidents of supposed fifth-column activities by Japanese Americans that never happened. Conceived by then - Lieutenant General “Hap” Arnold in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, it was originally scheduled for release on December 7, 1942, on the first anniversary. It became impossible to meet that deadline, and it premiered in New York City on February 3, 1943 and was released on March 20. The film's storyline revolves around an actual event that occurred on December 7, 1941. An aircrew ferries an unarmed 1940 series Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress heavy bomber, named the Mary-Ann, across the Pacific to the United States Army Air Forces base at Hickam Field. They fly right into the middle of the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor and the beginning of America's major involvement in the Second World War. An uncredited William Faulkner wrote the emotional deathbed scene for Ridgely, who played the commander and pilot of the Mary-Ann.

Movie Info

Budget

$2,646,000

Tags

Aviation, Bomber, Hickam Field, Manila Philippines, Pearl Harbor, Philippines, Wake Island

Attributes

Narrative Location: Tampa
Subject: about the United States Army Air Forces, aviation, World War II

Alternate Titles

A légierő
HU
Aeronavmahia ton Filippinon
GR
Águias Americanas
BR, PT
Air Force
AU, BE, CA, FR, IN, RO, GB, US
Amerikas Luftvaaben
DK
Archipiélago en llamas
VE
Arcipelago in fiamme
IT
Az amerikai sas
HU
Çelik ejderler
TR
Contra el sol naciente
MX
El bombardeo heroico
AR
El bombardero heroico
AR, ES
Forze aeree
IT
Fuerzas aereas
ES
Ilma on kohtalomme
FI
In die japanische Sonne
AT, DE
Junaci avijacije
HR
Los que supieron morir
MX
Luften är vårt liv
SE
Mściwy jastrząb
PL
Ta ftera ton aeton
GR
空軍
JP