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| Director: Anthony Mann
Actors: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Lovejoy, Barry Sullivan, Alex Nicol
Studio: Paramount
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 178
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 112 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0792109309
UPC: 097360542639
EAN: 9780792109303
ASIN: 0792109309
Theatrical Release Date: 1955
Release Date: May 5, 1998
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 James Stewart Preserves Our Freedoms with Conviction March 5, 2004
gobirds2 (New England)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a very good film from director Anthony Mann starring James Stewart and June Allyson. The film focuses on the operations of post-war America's modern Airforce and the lives of the men and women who lived it. It is beautifully photographed by William Daniels and Tom Tutwiler. We slept much sounder at night knowing the Strategic Air Command was above us protecting our freedoms around the clock. James Stewart's performance is one of honor and conviction.
A sure top-ten movie. Very powerful March 25, 2005
Albert Lee (Denver, CO)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
This movie is the real story of the men who guarded our country
in one of its darkest hours. Jimmy Stewart plays a baseball
player whose career and family life are surrendered so that
America can be safe from the communists.
In the 1950s we were one raid away from an atomic pearl harbor
and only the dedication of patriots like Jimmy Stewart saved
us from it.
The movie covers the historical build-up of SAC under the
leadership of Curtis Lemay. It starts after WWII when liberals
had stripped the country of its defenses, traitors had given
the a-bomb to the reds and China had been sold out.
The wife, as usual, is the mouthpiece for weakness and liberalism.
Wanting to give up on defending the country so Jimmy can make
career progress and stay at home more.
The film cried out for a sequal covering the later years. The
years when Kennedy lost his nerve in Cuba and the years when
SAC was turned over to the micromanagment of Lyndon Johnson.
The film will especially resonate even though it was made so
long ago with those guarding the new frontier of freedom in
Iraq. Then, as today, many were called to make sacrefices so
that our country could be protected.
Wonderful 1950s Retrospective June 17, 2002
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This film, which stars James Stewart and June Allyson, is an excellent retrospective piece for the 1950s. It reminds me of the days when my father was in SAC and I was an Air Force brat. I recall the B-36, a fascinating airplane, and the B-47, a less exciting but no less interesting machine. The flying scenes, particularly of the B-36 piercing pink-hued clouds at 40,000 feet, are absolutely stunning. The depiction of life on a 50s Air Force base is, from personal experience, also quite realistic. That AP hut, at the entrance to the base when Dutch Holland (Stewart) reports, is the real thing, and the on-base quarters are vintage 50s as well. The acting is, well, secondary to the thrust of the picture. Don't miss this time-warp piece--great for airplane buffs and 50s freaks. Though the film is more or less a PR piece for the Air Force, the depictions are realistic and genuine. If you want to reminisce about that era, this is the movie to watch.
Strategic Air Command on DVD October 9, 2004
Phillip Branch (Pine Bluff, AR USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Does anyone know if Paramount has any plans to release this classic on DVD? I've got the movie on VHS, but it would be great to see this movie on DVD and in widescreen format.
Great Historical Footage July 24, 2002
J. Reynolds (Houston, TX United States)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
This film is probably the only remaining medium in which to view the magnificent B-36 in action, and it's well worth seeing for that. Also, those of us familiar with the 1950s Fort Worth area, Amon Carter Field and Carswell Air Force Base, will recognize some of the scenery.Why were the B-36's propellors on the backs of its wings? Another reviewer touched upon the reason, saying "six churning and four burning." Standard propellor aircraft, with props in front of the wings, are pulled through the air. Because the B-36 had jet engines also, it was pushed through the air, necessitating propellor placement in back so the props also would be pushing. This is a guy film, so don't expect your girlfriend or wife to enjoy it. And, guys aren't exactly going to find every moment riveting -- you can take breaks, and grab more food and beer from the kitchen, during the June Allyson lovey-dovey parts.
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