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Strategic Air Command 1955

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 115 min

genre: drama

director: Anthony Mann

Score: 4 / 10

Strategic Air Command is a 1955 American military aviation war drama film starring James Stewart and June Allyson, directed by Anthony Mann, and released by Paramount Pictures. It was the first of four Hollywood films that depicted the role of the Strategic Air Command in the Cold War era.

Plot

In 1952, Robert "Dutch" Holland is a professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals. A B-29 bomber pilot in the Pacific theater during World War II, Holland retains a commission as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve, but is on inactive, non-drilling status.

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author	Beirne Lay, Jr. Valentine Davies
director	Anthony Mann
editor	Eda Warren
events	aviation
genre	drama
keywords	11th bombardment wing 11th wing air base air force base air force reserve command al lang field al lang stadium army air force b-29 baseball baseball player baseball team boeing boeing b-29 superfortress boeing b-47 stratojet bomber pilot business suit carswell air force base colonel convair b-36 convair b-36 peacemaker curtis lemay dutch holland end even fly forced landing fort worth kadena air base land macdill afb macdill air force base major league major league baseball meet offutt afb pacific theater physical condition robert dutch holland spring spring training st. louis cardinals thule air base train united states air force reserve united states army air forces wing commander world war ii yokota air base
musicBy	Victor Young
nomination	Academy Award for Best Story
producer	Samuel J. Briskin
productionCompany	Paramount Pictures
publisher	Paramount Pictures
recordedAt	Florida