Movie
1943
Air Force is a 1943 American World War II aviation film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, and Harry Carey. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner. It contains incidents of supposed fifth-column activities by Japanese Americans that never happened. Conceived by then-Lieutenant General “Hap” Arnold…
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When there is a need for propaganda films, it is always better if they are made by someone with experience and genuine talent. In the Second World War in the USA, that someone was Howard Hawks, one of the most celebrated directors of classic Hollywood, whose 1943 film *Air Force* manages to transcend its propaganda purpose and can still be appreciated as a fine piece of action cinema. When the film was made, the USA…More
