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The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
Edward Brophy
- Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
- (as Edward S. Brophy)
Storyline
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- TriviaAerial scenes were filmed in Texas and Florida because airplanes appearing to be Japanese were not allowed on the west coast due to a fear of Japanese invasion.
- GoofsDespite reports by Susan McMartin and other characters attributing the loss of planes at Hickham Field and attacks on civilians to Japanese-American saboteurs in bomb-ladened vegetable trucks, there were in fact no actual acts of sabotage. The reports made in the film were propaganda reflecting the hysteria of time.
- Quotes
Sgt. Joe Winocki: [overhearing the Pearl Harbor attack on the radio] Hey, Peterson, who you got tuned in, Orson Welles?
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: FOREWORD "It is for us the living .... to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced ..... It is ......for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us ..... that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." Abraham Lincoln
- ConnectionsEdited into War and Remembrance: Part IV (1988)
- SoundtracksThe Army Air Corps Song
(1939) (uncredited)
("Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder")
Written by Robert Crawford
Played during the opening credits and often throughout the film
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Air Force is Howard Hawks's ensemble salute to the Army Air Corps. Though John
Garfield is in it and he was a major star at Warner Brothers, he really is part of an
ensemble cast. Hawks meant this as an ensemble piece and you know that by the billing where the crew of the B-17 nicknamed by the crew the Mary Ann is in
rank order. Tail gunner Garfield is down the list.
The plane leaves 12/6/41 for Hickam Field in Hawaii and we know what happened the next day. The Mary Ann lands and takes off and makes a bunch of stops where the Japanese are attacking. In the end they are part of a nasty battle.
Warner Brothers special effects was at the top of its game. The cast is perfectly suited for their roles right down to a dog that gets hostile at the name Moto. Captain John Ridgely's death scene is the dramatic highlight of the film.
Air Force got an Oscar for film editing. It's a wartime flag waver to be sure but it still holds up well today.
The plane leaves 12/6/41 for Hickam Field in Hawaii and we know what happened the next day. The Mary Ann lands and takes off and makes a bunch of stops where the Japanese are attacking. In the end they are part of a nasty battle.
Warner Brothers special effects was at the top of its game. The cast is perfectly suited for their roles right down to a dog that gets hostile at the name Moto. Captain John Ridgely's death scene is the dramatic highlight of the film.
Air Force got an Oscar for film editing. It's a wartime flag waver to be sure but it still holds up well today.
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- Archipiélago en llamas
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- $2,646,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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