2008-08-24 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
The realism in this film is what makes it one of my all time favorites. The footage of real B17s in operation; the real war footage while on a mission, and the story itself are as good as it gets. The extra commentary on the second DVD is a... (Read full review at Amazon)
2008-07-18 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
This is one of "they can't make 'em like this anymore" movies. Brilliant acting and directing. It's based on the 8th Army Airforces early attempts at daylight bombing of Nazi Germany in WW2. It portrays the extreme danger young men had to face day... (Read full review at Amazon)
2008-07-17 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
Despite the "Region Warning", DVD players produced in Brasil as from 2006, will play anything official coming from any part of the world. Quality of the recording is a "10" plus, and the film grips you from end to start. For a WW-II collector like... (Read full review at Amazon)
A powerful film that stands up well nearly 60 years later.
2008-06-24 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
This is a powerful movie that emphasizes the difficulties of military leadership and the pressures on airman who have comfortable beds and means in England and have to fly into death and terror days on end. While there are some powerful air... (Read full review at Amazon)
2008-05-29 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful
This is one of my favorite Gregory Peck movies. Although it about WWII, you see very little combat. This film is about the decisions made by the leaders on the ground and how it impacts the men who do the flying and dying. This is a great movie... (Read full review at Amazon)
The wartime memories of surviving World War II bomber squadrons were still crystal clear when this acclaimed drama was released in 1949--one of the first postwar films out of Hollywood to treat the war on emotionally complex terms. Framed by a postwar prologue and epilogue and told as a flashback appreciation of wartime valor and teamwork, the film stars Gregory Peck in one of his finest performances as a callous general who assumes command of a bomber squadron based in England. At first, the new commander has little rapport with the 918th Bomber Group, whose loyalties still belong with their previous commander. As they continue to fly dangerous missions over Germany, however, the group and their new leader develop mutual respect and admiration, until the once-alienated commander feels that his men are part of a family--men whose bravery transcends the rigors of rigid discipline and by-the-book leadership. The film's now-classic climax, in which the general waits patiently for his squad to return to base--painfully aware that they may not return at all--is one of the most subtle yet emotionally intense scenes of any World War II drama. With Peck in the lead and Dean Jagger doing Oscar-winning work in a crucial supporting role, this was one of veteran director Henry King's proudest achievements, and it still packs a strong dramatic punch. --Jeff Shannon
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