Air Force

Mar 20, 1943

2h 4m

★ 6.5

GIANTS OF THE SKY...blazing a trail to victory!

Overview

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

Genres

Action

Drama

War

Adventure

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Air Force Trailers

Cast

Pilot

John Ridgely

Co-Pilot

Gig Young

Tail Gunner Joe Winocki

John Garfield

Bombardier

Arthur Kennedy

Asst. Crew Chief

George Tobias

Navigator

Charles Drake

Crew Chief

Harry Carey

Radio Operator Peterson

Ward Wood

Asst. Radio Operator Chester

Ray Montgomery

Pilot Tex Rader

James Brown

Maj. Mallory - Clark Field

Stanley Ridges

Colonel at Hickam Field

Willard Robertson

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

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0.0

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6.9

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8.3

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6.6

The Great Love

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7.2

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5.2

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0.0

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5.0

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7.5

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6.1

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7.4

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6.1

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No overview available.

5.0

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0.0

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