The Thousand Plane Raid
1969Movie1 h 33 min
Summary
In 1943, Colonel Greg Brandon, stationed at an United States Army Air Forces 8th Air Force, 103rd Bomb Group base in England, repeatedly attempts to persuade superiors that massive daylight bombing will hasten the end of World War II.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 60
IMDb5.6
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for adventure movies, −10 min on the typical 103
typical 10393Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 28 more
Released
1969
July 15, 1969
57 years ago
Genres
AdventureWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 9 more12 people
- Christopher GeorgeCol. Greg Brandon
- Laraine StephensGabrielle
- J.D. CannonGen. Palmer
- Gary MarshallWing Cmdr. Taffy Howard
- Michael EvansGroup Commander
- Gavin MacLeodSgt. Kruger
- Ben MurphyLt. Archer
- Bo HopkinsCapt. Douglass
Tim McIntireLt. Quimby
Barry AtwaterGen. Conway
Henry JaglomWorchek
Ivor BarryRAF Officer (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Boris Sagal Director
Writing · 2
- Donald S. Sanford Screenplay
- Ralph Barker Novel
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