The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A U.S. Navy pilot and his squad are assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges deep behind enemy lines during the Korean War.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
93 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark RobsonDirector
- Valentine DaviesScreenplay
- Lyn MurrayOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- William HoldenLt. Harry Brubaker
- Grace KellyNancy Brubaker
- Fredric MarchRear Adm. George Tarrant
- Mickey RooneyMike Forney
- Robert StraussBeer Barrel
- Charles McGrawCmdr. Wayne Lee
- Keiko AwajiKimiko
- Earl HollimanNestor Gamidge
- Richard ShannonLt. (j.g.) Olds
- Willis BoucheyCapt. Evans
- Corey AllenEnlisted Man
- Bill AshSpotter
Stills
Themes
korean war (1950-53)emergency landingaerial combatairplane crashfamily mankilled in actionaircraft carrierjet pilotfear of deathmilitary familyrescue at sealack of confidence