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That was then... (US propaganda, 1943 vintage)
Between Bush's ultimatum to Saddam Hussein and the first bombs falling on Baghdad, I watched "Air Force," a 1943 film directed by Howard Hawks with considerable support from the Army (facilitated by Hawks's friend General "Hap" Arnold). A pilot himself, Hawks did much to romanticize the "fly boys"... Read full review »
Air Force: Good Wartime Drama
Air Force (1943)
Air Force is a film made by Warner Bros to help the recruiting effort in WWII. Howard Hawks was chosen to direct and the cast is generally an ensemble made up of solid unknown actors from the stable to be representative of the real soldiers and sailors fighting in the...
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WWII period piece worth a look
On any 4th of July you can bet that some TV station in your viewing area will dust off Warner Bros.' 1943 release "Air Force" for reasons which have more to do with knee-jerk flag-waving (and the flick's cheap availability) than any artistic merit. But there's a reason why this film is still... Read full review »
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Air Force [VHS]
There was no better director than Howard Hawks at depicting group action. Because of his sense of character and pacing, Air Force transcends its propaganda purpose. It's well crafted all the way around, from the acting to the writing to the aerial fighting to James Wong Howe's painstakingly striking cinematography. A B-17 takes off from San Francisco in December of 1941 headed for Hawaii only to witness the Pearl Harbor attack from above, so it lands and takes off to thwart an oncoming attack. Reassigned to Manila, the crew (which includes the always cynical John Garfield, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, George Tobias, and Harry Carey) is thrust into the thick of battle. Incidentally, Hawks enlisted William Faulkner to rewrite a death scene that resulted in a sublime sense of honor. He also added some epigrammatic polish to some dialogue, such as Tobias's dismissal of California: "The sun shines and nothing ever happens, and before you know it you're 60 years old." --Bill Desowitz
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| Stars | John Garfield | |
| Actors | Moroni Olsen | |
| Available Formats | VHS | |
| Directors | Howard Hawks | |
| UPC | 027616241238 | |
| Genre | Action/Adventure | |
| Subgenre | Big Battles • Drama | |
| MPAA Rating | Not Rated | |
| Release Date | 1943 | |
| Running Time | 2hr 4min | |
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| Screenwriter | Dudley Nichols | |
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| "The sun shines, nuttin' ever happens, and before you know it you're 60 years old." --a crew member, on living in Los Angeles | ||
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