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Air Force

1943Movie2 h 4 minNR

75

GreatGoodWatch score

75

GreatGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

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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Family movie night
Friends night
Kids

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Puts you on the battlefield.
Gets your pulse racing.
Lifts you up.

Not for laughs or scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 82Audiences 70GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer82%
IMDb7.0
Audience score70%
Running time
2 h 4 min
A typical length for action movies, +16 min on the typical 108
typical 108124
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 28 more
Released
1943
March 20, 1943
83 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaWarAdventure
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
Japanese
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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Directing · 1
Howard Hawks Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
Dudley Nichols Screenplay
Production · 2
Jack L. Warner Executive Producer
Hal B. Wallis Producer
Camera · 1
James Wong Howe Director of Photography
Editing · 1
George Amy Editor
Sound · 3
Franz Waxman Original Music Composer
Leo F. Forbstein Music Director
Oliver S. Garretson Sound
Art · 2
John Hughes Art Direction
Walter F. Tilford Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Milo Anderson Costume Design
Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
Other crew · 4
Paul Mantz Pilot
Hans F. Koenekamp Special Effects
Rex Wimpy Special Effects
Roy Davidson Special Effects Manager

Tropes

Scotty Timein 75 titlesA Running Gag in the movie is that every time the Maryann lands, Quincannon asks for some time for his men to rest, he's told by his superiors he needs to get his plane in the air immediately if not…Very Loosely Based on a True Storyin 1,945 titlesThe exploits of the Mary Ann are based on the crews of a group of B-17 planes that, just as in the movie, took off from California to Hawaii and landed just as the attack on Pearl Harbor was taking p…All 14 tropes

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