Drama ·War · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 39m

Bombardier

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Director
Richard Wallace
Cast
Pat O'Brien as Chick Davis Randolph Scott as Buck Oliver Anne Shirley as Burton Hughes Eddie Albert as Tom Hughes Walter Reed as Jim Carter Robert Ryan as Joe Connors
Crew
Nicholas Musuraca — Director of Photography Robert Wise — Editor Roy Webb — Original Music Composer John Twist — Writer Lambert Hillyer — Writer Robert Fellows — Producer
Tagline

See the bombing of Tokyo before your very eyes

Synopsis

A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude precision bombing, and establishes a school for bombardiers. Training is followed in semi-documentary style, with personal dramas in subplots. The climax is a spectacular sequence.

Mood & Themes
pilotbombingsemi-documentarybomber pilotbombardier
Key Collaborators
Richard Wallace Director Nicholas Musuraca Director of Photography Robert Wise Editor Roy Webb Original Music Composer John Twist Writer Lambert Hillyer Writer Robert Fellows Producer Renié Costume Design
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