Report from the Aleutians (1943)
by John Huston
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Actor: Walter HustonDirector: John Huston
DVD: Region Code 0
Format: NTSC
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-29
Studio: Synergy Ent
Movie Reviews of Report from the Aleutians (1943)
Movie Review: One of the best WWII documentaries
Summary: 5 Stars
Although the fighting in the Aleutian Islands ultimately proved to be a sideshow in the war in the Pacific, "Report from the Aleutians" offers dramatic and compelling visual testimony of how difficult air operations in the islands southwest of Alaska were. The film, produced by Hollywood great John Huston, set the geographic stage (lots of ice, wind, and rain!), and it demonstrated the difficulty of supplying operations from the island chain. The viewer first joins the planning for a bombing mission against the Japanese garrison at Kiska and then flies the mission with the crew. There are good operational scenes of B-24s, B-17s, P-39s, and P-38s -- and the takeoffs from PSP runways covered by inches of water are especially dramatic. As is common with many of the wartime documentaries, there are interesting sequences to show inter-service cooperation and the work of all the maintainers, bomb loaders, and other supporters including the Chaplain. There's even music -- a group of airmen singing the old service song borrowed from the Royal Air Force, "I've Got Sixpence." Yes, this is a film well worth watching.
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Summary of Report from the Aleutians (1943)
An official documentary movie about the misson of the US forces on an island of the Aleutians, from which US bombers are attacking the Japanese occupied island Kiska. The movie includes footage from a bombing raid over Kiska with B-17 and B-24 bombers.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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