| 1941 (film) | |
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| Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
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| Produced by | Buzz Feitshans |
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| Cinematography | William A. Fraker |
| Edited by | Michael Kahn |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Color process | Metrocolor |
Production company | A-Team Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (North America) Columbia Pictures (International) |
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Running time | 118 minutes (theatrical cut) 146 minutes (director's cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million[1] |
| Box office | $94.9 million[1] |
1941 is a 1979 American war comedy film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. The film stars an ensemble cast including Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Lee, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Stack, Nancy Allen, and Mickey Rourke in his film debut. The story involves a panic in the Los Angeles area after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Co-writer Gale stated the plot is loosely based on what has come to be known as the Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942, as well as the bombardment of the Ellwood oil refinery, near Santa Barbara, by a Japanese submarine. Many other events in the film were based on real incidents, including the Zoot Suit Riots and an incident in which the U.S. Army placed an anti-aircraft gun in a homeowner's yard on the Maine coast.[2]
1941 received mixed reviews and was not as financially successful as many of Spielberg's other films, but was still a moderate box office success. It received belated popularity after an expanded version aired on ABC in the 1980s, with subsequent television broadcasts and home video reissues, raising it to cult status.[3]
- ^ a b "1941". The Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ The Making of 1941. Universal Studios Home Entertainment. 1996. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ "What is Cult Film?". for68.com Beijing ICP. January 13, 2006. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2009.