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Air Force: Directed by Howard Hawks. With John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Charles Drake. The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.
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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.
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- Twelve O'Clock High. A film of Air Force hardship and inspriation is 1949's Twelve O'Clock High. Starring movie icon Gregory Peck, the film follows an Air Force unit struggling with low morale until a new no-nonsense general takes over.
- Air Force. The most lauded Air Force films are those that are also the oldest. 1943's Air Force follows the crew of the B-17 bomber, the Mary-Ann, as they witness the Pearl Harbor bombing from above but can do nothing to help.
- Tora! An unexpected but unforgettable Air Force film is 1970's Tora! The film is a depiction of the Pearl Harbor attack of 1941 but from the perspective of the Japanese pilots.
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- Dunkirk. A film that seems to feature heavily in lists of military movies, Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk isn’t a film that one would naturally associate with the Air Force, yet in his sensationally shot, cinematic chronicle, the Memento director relies heavily on a three-point-perspective.
- Top Gun. The sorely missed Tony Scott’s aerodynamic Air Force classic was a truly iconic 80s title. Pitting Tom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell up against Val Kilmer’s Tom Kazansky, two up-and-comers in the revered Top Gun program.
- The Right Stuff. The subject of the 2020 Disney+ serialized remake, 1983’s The Right Stuff was written and directed by the Philip Kaufman and based on the classic non-fiction book from Tom Wolfe.
Feb 10, 2021. Sep 20, 2019. Rated: 6/10 • Dec 29, 2018. Rated: 3/5 • Jan 16, 2012. On December 6, 1941, the crew of the Mary-Ann (including Arthur Kennedy, George Tobias, John Garfield) heads from...
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Synopsis. At a San Francisco Air Force base, the crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed the "Mary Ann," prepares for a routine flight to Hawaii. The crew, consisting of Captain Irish Quincannon, co-pilot Bill Williams, bombardier Tommy McMartin, navigator Monk Hauser, crew chief Robbie White, assistant crew chief Corporal Weinberg and radio ...
Feb 17, 2023 · Enjoy an action packed movie night with one of these best Air Force movies or aviation films. Broken Arrow Two Air Force pilots (played by John Travolta and Christian Slater) are sent on a top-secret mission carrying two nuclear weapons aboard their plane.
