| Flying Fortress | |
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| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | A. H. Saloman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
| Edited by | Terence Fisher |
| Music by | Jack Beaver |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £107,362[1] |
| Box office | $607,000[2] or £175,656[2] |
Flying Fortress is a 1942 British black-and-white war film drama from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by A. H. Soloman, directed by Walter Forde,[3] that stars Richard Greene and co-stars Carla Lehmann, Betty Stockfeld, and Donald Stewart.[4]
During the Blitz, an arrogant American pilot becomes increasingly committed to the Allied cause after ferrying B-17 bombers from Canada to England. After joining the Royal Canadian Air Force and being assigned to an RAF squadron, he finally takes part in a Flying Fortress bombing raid on Berlin.[5]
- ^ Steve Chibnall (2019) Hollywood-on-Thames: the British productions ofWarner Bros. – First National, 1931–1945, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 39:4, 687-724, DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2019.1615292 at p 714
- ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 23 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Pendo 1985, p. 160.
- ^ Murphy 2000, p. 281.
- ^ Mackenzie 2001, p. 49.
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