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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942 · 102 min

A tense, quietly stirring wartime escape thriller where ordinary courage and communal resistance keep you leaning forward.

Tagline
1942's first blast of screen dynamite
Overview
During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch civilians.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • loyalty
  • found family
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
war, drama
Directed by
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Written by
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring
Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams, Bernard Miles, Hugh Burden, Peter Ustinov, Googie Withers, Pamela Brown
Cinematography
Ronald Neame
Runtime
102 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
German, Latin, French, English, Dutch

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