The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
A writer visits an aircraft carrier during the Korean war to learn more about it and the way it's run. He also gets to find out more about the Navy and Marine aviators themselves, their internal and external conflicts and dangers of their job.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew MartonDirector
- Art CohnScreenplay
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Van JohnsonLt. Thayer
- Walter PidgeonCmdr. Dowling
- Louis CalhernJames A. Michener
- Dewey MartinSchecter
- Keenan WynnLt. Cmdr. Dodson
- Frank LovejoyLt. Cmdr. Grayson
- Robert HortonEnsign Neil Conovan
- Bert FreedLt. (jg) Andrew Szymanski
- Lewis MartinComdr. Michael Coughlin
- George CooperCyril Roberts
- Dick SimmonsLt. Wayne Kimbrell
- Jerry MathersRichard Dodson
Stills
Themes
korean war (1950-53)aircraft carrier