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After 24 successful bombing runs, the battle-hardened crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle has just one more mission to fly before they can return home. That real-life 25th mission -- first chronicled in director William Wyler's 1944 World War II documentary about a critical daylight raid into the heart of Germany -- is spectacularly re-created in this nail-biting 1990 airborne adventure. Producers David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire, The Killing Fields) and Catherine Wyler (William's...
Documentary about the 25th and last bombing mission of a B17, the "Memphis Belle". The "Memphis Belle" took part in a great bombing raid on sub-pens in Wilhelmshafen, Germany. On their way they encountered heavy AA fire and interceptors
Between 1942 and 1945 the US built up from scratch the largest overseas air force in its history based on over 120 airfields in Britain. The 8th US Army Air Force, The 'Mighty 8th' as it became known. Its declared objective was to dismantle the German military and industrial machine and to do so by daylight bombing. Over 55,000 young Americans lost their lives in the process. This is their story. William Wyler's classic colour film Memphis Belle remains the most memorable true story of WWII....
Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany! Three time Oscar winner William Wyler (Ben-Hur, Roman Holiday) directed this stirring documentary about the 25th and final bombing mission of the "Memphis Belle," a Boeing B-17F bomber that had participated in many raids over Germany during WWII. You'll get to know the various bombardiers, engineers, and tail-gunners who were part of this mission, including pilot Robert Morgan, who named the aircraft after his girlfriend at...
Phil Mercedes, the world-famous "Greatest Pilot of Them All," who has been grounded because of his addiction to alcohol. Wendy Barrie plays Phil's sister Kay, who leaves drafting school to help her struggling sibling get back on his feet, with plans to use her brothers past design skills to keep them both employed. With Phil's unrefined airplane designs in her possession. Kay gets her foot in the door at McLean Aircraft, a company at the edge of bankruptcy and looking for radical engineering...
Life has just handed Beth Macauley the short straw. Her husband and suburban home are gone. She still has her two boys -- and a new destination. She's moving to the big city of Baltimore -- and into the biggest adventure of her life. Two-time Academy Award winner* Jessica Lange plays Beth in this warm-hearted, funny fable from Risky Business director Paul Brickman about staying together when all else is falling apart. Screen-debuting Chris O'Donnell (two years before his star making Scent of a...
Healers scientists...visionaries. They are the Men in White. And when one of these dedicated young doctors is played by Clark Gable, fans know they're in for something special. The world would have to wait until George Clooney's work in ER for another star who could bring such virile charisma to the medical profession. In this film based on Sidney Kingsley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Gable portrays Dr. George Ferguson, an intern involved with the spoiled, headstrong heiress he loves...
In the early days of World War I, nurse Laura Mattson (Diana Wynyard) enjoys a tryst with Lt. Geoffrey Aiken (Robert Young), who is promptly mortally wounded on his first mission. Pregnant and alone, Laura accepts a marriage proposal from soldier Ned Seward (Lewis Stone), who promises to raise her child as his own, as Laura swears her child will know no war. A generation later, Ned is secretary of state, desperately trying to negotiate peace with the increasingly belligerent state of Eurasia,...
Some of the Old West lives on in a tiny 1932 California town until machine gun-toting gangsters take refuge there. Future Hopalong Cassidy hero Bill Boyd stars in Men of America as a rancher who defends tiny Paradise Valley against those machine-gunning killers. Vaudeville's Charles "Chic" Sale, playing the kind of vinegary old-timer that wash is specialty, portrays the aging ex-Pony Express rider named Smokey Joe. From the era when Hollywood often found adventure and romance in The Painted...
Jack Holden is the only honest guard in San Quentin. A crooked deputy warden and a small group of incorrigible hardcore cons control the corrupt prison. When the deputy warden is murdered, Holden leads an outcry for reform. He is named Warden, and an inmate uprising puts him and his ideas to the test. The violent confrontation will either prove his theories or return San Quentin to its dark beginnings.Director William Beaudine assembled a cast of genre reliables (including the villainous...
Based on events published in The Saturday Evening Post - James A. Michener's The Forgotten Heroes of Korea and Commander Harry Burns' The Case of the Blind Pilot - Men of the Fighting Lady vividly depicts the unforgettable men caught up in the quagmire of the Korean "police action." A quagmire viewed soaring at 20,000 feet at supersonic speeds. Panther Squadron flies from an aircraft carrier, carrying out the same railroad run over and over. Two veterans preach very different philosophies to...
Sgt. Mooney of the Royal Canadian Mountain Police is dispatched to the frozen tundra with orders to catch the daring thief who stole a shipment of gold. Mooney's suspicions immediately fall upon the dashing, devil-may-care trapper Louis LeBey (Gilbert Roland), known as "The Fox." While LeBey tries to stay one step ahead of the indefatigable sergeant, his eye is caught by Nedra Ruskin, who is visiting her father, gold-mine owner John Ruskin (Arnold Korff). Local girl Woolie-Woolie (Nina...
Lily Durrell has risen from her roots in an orphanage to establish herself as a major singing star on the radio. As she reflects back on her climb to stardom, she must weigh the marriage proposals of three suitors, each of whom had a powerful influence on her past, and decide what path holds the key to lasting happiness in the future.Mary Beth Hughes is best remembered for her roles in The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), The Great Flamarion (1945) and most especially the camp classic I Accuse My...
Though the first SEAL teams had been stood up in 1962, for many members of the public it was 1969's "Men with Green Faces" that served as their introduction to these fearsome warriors. Produced by the Navy as both a promotional piece and a recruiting tool, this vintage film is narrated by members of the SEALs themselves, who share recollections of their missions and thoughts about what it means to them to be a member of America's most elite fighting force.
Men with Wings stars Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland and Louise Campbell as three adults tied together by their childhood dreams of flying. After growing up together, Pat Falconer (MacMurray), Scott Barnes (Milland) and Peggy Ransom (Campbell) find their lives soaring in very different directions. Pat discovers thrills and freedom in daredevil missions. Scott methodically works on constructing planes that are faster, lighter and stronger. Peggy, now married to Pat, bravely holds down the home...
Known as one of the great western stars of his time, Buck Jones (Empty Saddles) stars as Buck Healy, a soldier returning from the war. When he gets home, he finds out that his younger brother is in trouble with the dangerous Murdock (Harry Woods, Monkey Business). Murdock trails Buck and steals a letter of introduction from Buck to the family of a fallen comrade. Posing as Buck, Murdock visits the Del Rey family and steals the family jewelry and their daughter Juanita (Carmelita Geraghty, My...
A sinking U.S. submarine loses radio communication just as it begins sending distress signals. With a dwindling oxygen supply and tempers flaring, the men aboard the rapidly sinking vessel begin to wonder who if anyone will survive.
In the heart of rural Kentucky, a high school senior and his family struggle to cope with the true identity and intentions of a dangerous town shooter.
Journey into the world of Argentina's most famous musical artist in Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America. Over a career that spanned 50 years, Sosa sold millions of records, performed thousands of concerts all over the world, and left behind an incredible legacy as an artist who went beyond the borders of music to become one of the most influential -- and loved -- personalities of the 20th century. This intimate documentary reveals Sosa's early life and her rise to worldwide stardom, and...
A highly trained legionnaire turned mercenary is forced to take on his former comrades to protect a local village who nurse him back to health after a mission goes wrong in South America.
International mercenaries descend on an African tribe to smother an uprising as pawns of a corrupt African President. Acting legend Peter Fonda stars as one of the mercs who realize they've been duped and sets out to make things right.