Task Force (film)

Task Force
theatrical poster
Directed byDelmer Daves
Written byDelmer Daves
Produced byJerry Wald
StarringGary Cooper
Jane Wyatt
Narrated byGary Cooper
CinematographyRobert Burks
Wilfred M. Cline
Paul Mantz (Aerial photography)
Edited byAlan Crosland Jr.
Music byFranz Waxman
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • August 30, 1949 (1949-08-30) (premiere)
  • September 30, 1949 (1949-09-30) (New York City)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,893,000[1]
Box office$1.8 million (US/Canada rentals)[2]
$4,071,000 (worldwide)[1]

Task Force is a 1949 American war film filmed in black-and-white with some Technicolor sequences about the development of U.S. aircraft carriers from USS Langley (CV-1) to USS Franklin (CV-13). Although Robert Montgomery was originally considered for the leading role,[3] the film stars Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Walter Brennan, Wayne Morris, Julie London and Jack Holt. Task Force was the only film Gary Cooper and Jane Wyatt made together, and was the last of the eight films Cooper and Walter Brennan made together.[4] The U.S. Navy provided complete support in not only lending naval vessels and facilities, but also allowed the use of archival footage of the development of naval air power.[5]

  1. ^ a b Glancy, H. Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: The William Schaefer Ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15: 30. doi:10.1080/01439689508604551.
  2. ^ "Top Grossers of 1949". Variety. January 4, 1950. p. 59 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference tcmnotes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Task Force (1949)." Classic Film Guide. Retrieved: September 23, 2012.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Arce p. 195 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).