- Film Review
- Reviewed By Adrian Turner
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3 out of 5
In this war drama, Steve McQueen stars as a US bomber pilot based in East Anglia whose recklessness in the air over Germany is mirrored by his disregard for the feelings of the women who share his bed. But it's McQueen's sensitive friend, Robert Wagner, who wins Shirley Ann Field's heart and their love affair is set beside McQueen's love for war and his big, powerful and seemingly invincible Flying Fortress. This is a far more conventional film than director Philip Leacock's Reach for Glory, a weird drama about evacuee children who regress into savagery, even though McQueen's charismatic psychopath wouldn't look out of place in both.
Plot Summary
War drama starring Steve McQueen and Robert Wagner. Bomber pilot Buzz Rickson has a daredevil ability under fire that is appreciated by the rest of his American crew. But back on the ground, Buzz's recklessness causes trouble, and things come to a head when he makes a move on the woman that his co-pilot, Ed Bolland, has started dating.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Buzz Rickson
- Steve McQueen (1)
- Ed Bolland
- Robert Wagner
- Daphne Caldwell
- Shirley Anne Field
- Lynch
- Gary Cockrell
- Junior Sailen
- Michael Crawford
- Brindt
- Bill Edwards
- Lamb
- Chuck Julian
- Handown
- Robert Easton
- Murika
- Richard Leech
- Randall
- Bernard Braden
Crew
- Director
- Philip Leacock
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