Air Force Movie Review 1943

One of the finest of the WWII movies, Hawks' exciting classic has worn well through the years, in spite of the Japanese propaganda. It follows the hazardous exploits of a Boeing B-17 bomber crew who fight over Pearl Harbor, Manila, and the Coral Sea. Extremely realistic dogfight sequences and powerful, introspective real guy interfacing by the ensemble cast are masterfully combined by Hawks.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 124 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, World War II, Propaganda, Airborne, Military: Air Force

Screenplay

Dudley Nichols, William Faulkner

Cast

John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Charles Drake, Harry Carey, George Tobias, Ray Montgomery, James Brown, Stanley Ridges, Willard Robertson, Moroni Olsen, Edward Brophy, Richard Lane, Faye Emerson, Addison Richards, James Flavin, Ann Doran, Dorothy Peterson, William Forrest, Ward Wood

Cinematography

James Wong Howe, Elmer Dyer, Charles A. Marshall

Director

Howard Hawks

Music

Franz Waxman

Producer

Hal B. Wallis, Warner Bros.

Awards

Oscars 1943: Film Editing.