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Air Force

1943 · 124 min

A stirring, earnest wartime adventure that mixes aerial spectacle with sober loss, made to rally and mourn at once.

Tagline
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.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • grief
  • deception
Places
  • military
  • sea
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, drama, war, adventure
Directed by
Howard Hawks
Written by
Dudley Nichols, Howard Hawks
Starring
John Ridgely, Gig Young, John Garfield, Arthur Kennedy, George Tobias, Charles Drake, Harry Carey, Ward Wood
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
James Wong Howe
Runtime
124 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Japanese, English

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