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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   2,119 votes
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Director:

Mark Robson

Writers:

Valentine Davies (writer)
James Michener (novel)

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Release Date:

December 1954 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War more

Plot:

Set during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations more

NewsDesk:

Dennis Weaver Dies in Colorado
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User Comments:

A meritorious tribute to the heroism of the Jet-Bomber pilots... more (40 total)

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 1910:00 PMTCM   


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

William Holden ... Lt. Harry Brubaker

Grace Kelly ... Nancy Brubaker

Fredric March ... Rear Adm. George Tarrant

Mickey Rooney ... Mike Forney
Robert Strauss ... Beer Barrel
Charles McGraw ... Cmdr. Wayne Lee
Keiko Awaji ... Kimiko
Earl Holliman ... Nestor Gamidge
Richard Shannon ... Lt. (j.g.) Olds
Willis Bouchey ... Capt. Evans (as Willis B. Bouchey)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Loosely based on the story of the VF-51 naval aviators, of which astronaut Neil Armstrong was a member. more

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final segment, Forney's helicopter takes off with the number 3 but arrives at the rescue scene with no number. more

Quotes:

[Nestor has just been killed by North Korean troops]
Mike Forney: Poor Nestor. They were going to give him a medal, too.
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Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Fifties" (1997) more


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A meritorious tribute to the heroism of the Jet-Bomber pilots..., 5 December 1999
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The mission is clear and straight: to destroy completely the vital Korean bridges at Toko-Ri in order to frustrate enemy actions...

The film is a competent work and meritorious tribute to the heroism of the Jet-Bomber pilots (William Holden and Charles McGraw) and the extreme courage of the helicopter rescue service (Mickey Rooney and Earl Holliman).

'Where do we get such men,' affirms Rear Admiral George Tarran from the bridge of the aircraft carrier, and he was right!

The film exposes a close observation of the men's minds, their attitudes, their families, the tragedy of war, and the fascinating danger of the Jet-Bombers take-off and landing...

Charles G. Clarke's aerial photography in color of the Jet planes is simply spectacular...

Fredric March as the Admiral is staunch and human, and William Holden perfect as the American soldier fighting man... Grace Kelly flourished with her beauty the splendor of the picture...

Based on James E. Michener's novel, this ambitious action thriller is a cut above the usual war tragedy with impressive statements to make about war, death and politics...

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