Air Force (film)
1943 film by Howard Hawks / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Air Force is a 1943 American World War II aviation film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, and Harry Carey. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner. Conceived by then - Lieutenant General “Hap” Arnold (Commanding General of US Army Air Forces) in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, it was originally scheduled for release on December 7, 1942, on the first anniversary. It became impossible to meet that deadline, and it premiered in New York City on February 3, 1943 and was released on March 20.[3] The film's storyline revolves around an actual event that occurred on December 7, 1941. An aircrew ferries an unarmed 1940 series Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress heavy bomber, named the Mary-Ann, across the Pacific to the United States Army Air Forces base at Hickam Field. They fly right into the middle of the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor and the beginning of America's major involvement in the Second World War. An uncredited William Faulkner wrote the emotional deathbed scene for Ridgely, who played the commander and pilot of the Mary-Ann.
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Directed by | Howard Hawks |
Written by | Dudley Nichols |
Produced by | Hal B. Wallis Jack L. Warner (executive producer) |
Starring | John Garfield John Ridgely Gig Young Arthur Kennedy Harry Carey |
Cinematography | James Wong Howe Elmer Dyer (Aerial) Charles A. Marshall (Aerial) |
Edited by | George Amy |
Music by | Franz Waxman |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2,646,000[1] |
Box office | $2.7 million (US rentals)[2] $4,129,000 (total)[1] |