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.
Steve McQueen stars here as a US bomber pilot based in East Anglia in 1943, whose recklessness in the air over Germany is mirrored by his disregard for the feelings of the women with whom he shares his bed. Robert Wagner plays his sensitive friend 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.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Philip Leacock |
