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Wing and a Prayer
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Vinony files it under 1940s war drama films, 1944 drama films and 1944 English-language films.
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6.7An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus lulling Japanese alertness before the battle of Midway.
Released: 1944-01-0197 minDir: Henry HathawayWar, Action, Drama
Cast
- Don Ameche as Bingo Harper
- Dana Andrews as Edward Moulton
- William Eythe as Hallam "Oscar" Scott
- Charles Bickford as Captain Waddell
- Cedric Hardwicke as Admiral
- Kevin O'Shea as Charles "Cookie" Cunningham
Themes
- aviation
- pacific theater
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Henry Hathaway
- Screenwriter
- Jerome Cady
- Cast member
- Murray Alper
- Composer
- Hugo Friedhofer
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Glen MacWilliams
- Filming location
- San Diego
- Duration
- 90
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1944-01-01
- title
- Wing and a Prayer
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 80%
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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United States Navy
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Battle of Midway
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Don Ameche
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war film
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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Dana Andrews
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Categories
1940s war drama films1944 drama films1944 English-language films1944 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican aviation filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican war drama filmsEnglish-language war drama filmsFilms about the United States Navy in World War IIFilms directed by Henry HathawayFilms scored by Hugo FriedhoferPacific War filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWorld War II aviation filmsWorld War II films made in wartime