Lt. Col. James Doolittle (Spencer Tracy) leads B-25s off the USS Hornet's deck on a 1942 mission to bomb... (Learn more)
Starring: June Allyson, Van Johnson, Steve Brodie (View All)
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Starring: June Allyson, Van Johnson, Steve Brodie
The amazingly detailed true story of "The Doolittle Raid" based on the novel of the same name. Stunned by Pearl Harbor and a string of defeats, America needed a victory - badly. To that end, Colonel Jimmy Dolittle, a former air racer and stunt pilot, devises a plan for a daring raid on the heart of Japan itself. To do this, he must train army bomber pilots to do something no one ever dreamed possible - launch 16 fully load bombers from an aircraft carrier! Remarkable in its accuracy, this movie even uses film footage from the actual raid.
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MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Running Time
138
Locations
- Tokyo, Japan
Language
- English
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1944 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Special Effects award at the 1944 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Black and White Cinematography award at the 1944 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the 10 Best Films award at the 1944 New York Times [Festival/Award] Awards.
Distributor
- MGM
