Target Unknown
Target Unknown (also known as Prisoner of War) is a 1951 American war film directed by George Sherman and starring Mark Stevens, Alex Nicol and Robert Douglas. An American bomber crew are forced to bail out over Occupied France in 1944 and are captured by the Germans who subject them to strenuous interrogation. The film begins with a written foreword that reads: "In the making of this picture, the cooperation of the Department of Defense and the United States Air Force is gratefully acknowledged."
Plot
In 1944, at a United States Army Air Forces {USAAF) air base in England, Capt. James M. "Steve" Stevens (Mark Stevens} and his Martin B-26 Marauder bomber crew are assigned to a second bombing mission of the day. The men are exhausted both physically and emotionally because the squadron has been repeatedly attacked by the enemy, possibly because someone has leaked information about the raids.
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| author | Harold Medford |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | France |
| director | George Sherman |
| editor | Frank Gross |
| keywords | air base air force aircrew alex nicol army air force arrest attack bomb capture clothe crew don taylor fake id firing squad fly force french underground german soldier gig young intelligence officer james best johnny sands joyce holden kill maquis martin b-26 marauder plan red cross robert douglas steven geray top secret united states army air forces warn wound |
| musicBy | Milton Rosen |
| producer | Aubrey Schenck |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | war |