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Good gung ho US war film,
Good gung ho US war film
To my regret I handn’t heard of this film before. I suppose it has been overlooked because it is a very America story.
It was made in 1943 and depicts a period when the US were totally unprepared for war. It shows a B17 travelling from California to Honolulu and in the tradition of a lot a US war films we have to hear about Perl Harbour in this case they fly into Pearl Harbour as it is being attacked.
The real flying scenes are good but there are a lot of models and fake studio scenes which makes it look a bit amateurish but obviously good for its time
We get to meet all the members of the crew from different backgrounds and with different stories and they weld together as a team. The bits that don’t ring true are the Japanese snipers who are supposed to be fifth columnists when there was no evidence that any ethnic Japanese Americans acted as spies or fifth columnists. I suppose it helps the Americans at the time think that they were betrayed rather than blame their own lack of preparations to an attack by the Japanese.
The battle scenes at the end are a bit fantastic but the Americans have to see that their fighting men are taking revenge for Pearl Harbour. They were shooting own fighters like there was no tomorrow They even ended with claiming they are off to bomb Tokyo
The US did bomb Tokyo but that was a few months later in the Doolittle raid which were miraculous in themselves in that they launched large bombers from an air craft carrier taking the Japanese by surprise.
It was one of the most popular films of 1943 and you can see why. It shows the Americans recovering from their day of infamy and giving the Japanese what for.
A great period piece of a film and one for plane buffs.
Not one of the best war films but very good considering its age.
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|“Air Force (1943) … John Garfield … Howard Hawks (Director) (2007)”,
Warner Bros. Pictures presents “AIR FORCE” (1943) (124 min/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) — Starring John Garfield, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, George Tobias & John Ridgely
Directed by Howard Hawks
The Mary Ann, a B-17 Flying Fortress, takes off from California for Hawaii on a routine training flight on December 6, 1941. The Mary Ann and the rest of the squadron fly right into the middle of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor unarmed and out of gas, and nearly crack up landing on an emergency field; no sooner do they make repairs than the crew comes under attack, and the plane takes off and makes for Hickam Field, which they find a flaming shambles. They fly on to the Philippines, stopping at Wake Island just long enough to meet a few members of the doomed Marine garrison, taking their company mascot, a dog, with them. At Clark Field, the Mary Ann and her crew finally go into action against the enemy, flying in alone against a Japanese invasion force in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
A truly fabulous outstanding WWII adventure film. Nothing arty or pretentious, simply a nicely executed work. One of the best films to be made during the war.
Academy Award winner for Best Film Editing; also Oscar Nominations for Cinematography, Special Effects & Screenplay – check out that final scene – when the B-17 ditches in the surf!
BIOS:
1. Howard Hawks [Director]
Date of Birth: 30 May 1896 – Goshen, Indiana
Date of Death: 26 December 1977 – Palm Springs, California
2. John Garfield [aka: Jacob Julius Garfinkle]
Date of Birth: 4 March 1913 – New York City, New York
Date of Death: 21 May 1952 – New York City, New York
Mr. Jim’s Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 5 Stars
Performance: 5 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 5 Stars
Overall: 5 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 124 min on DVD ~ Warner Bros. Pictures ~ (06/05/2007)
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