Flying Fortress | |
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Directed by | Walter Forde |
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Produced by | A. H. Saloman |
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Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
Edited by | Terence Fisher |
Music by | Jack Beaver |
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Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $607,000[1] |
Flying Fortress is a 1942 British black-and-white war film drama from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by A. H. Soloman, directed by Walter Forde,[2] that stars Richard Greene and co-stars Carla Lehmann, Betty Stockfeld, and Donald Stewart.[3]
During the Blitz, an arrogant American pilot becomes increasingly committed to the Allied cause after ferrying B-17 bombers from Canada to England. After joining the Royal Canadian Air Force and being assigned to an RAF squadron, he finally takes part in a Flying Fortress bombing raid on Berlin.[4]