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Men of the Fighting Lady

1954 1h 20m War List
Reviews 44% Audience Score 50+ Ratings
In the Sea of Japan during the Korean War, an aircraft carrier is home to a group of Navy pilots. Each day, the team bombs a crucial enemy railroad knowing that they will rebuild it every night. After a friend dies in a dangerous mission, the crew must rethink their strategy and overcome their grief. But when pilot Kenneth Schecter (Dewey Martin) is blinded during a pivotal attack, it is up to Lt. Howard Thayer (Van Johnson) to guide him to safety. Read More Read Less

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Christopher Lloyd Sarasota Herald-Tribune The tone in many ways reminded me of Top Gun, which would come out three decades later: Callow young pilots learn to rely on their fellow fighter jocks and act as a team. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 6, 2010 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Tepid factual Korean War drama about life aboard an American naval aircraft carrier stationed off Korea in the Sea of Japan. Rated: C+ May 27, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Danny S Theres some great aerial shots of the F9Fs and wing camera footage as well. Terrible continuity shots using mix of F4U Corsairs( bridge/ ground attack)and a T-33 (ejection scene)and one other that looked like an F8F lol. The deck scenes and the pilot water rescue were fairly accurate. Decent story in part based on actual events( blind pilot/fiery crash). Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review Audience Member good WWII story made post WWII Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member great movies no women in it at all just men fighting the commies Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Not much of a plot. Acting was ok. I guess movies about the Korean war are forgotten just like the war itself. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Good Korean War action-drama. Korean War movies are pretty rare, especially naval or air war ones, so this is quite a treat. The plot is solid, and apparently based on actual events. Direction is a bit gung ho. The combat scenes are great, using actual Korean War footage in many cases. Acting is pretty good, though is a bit wooden at times, in keeping with the gung ho direction. Van Johnson is good in the lead role Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member great cast good stuff Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the Sea of Japan during the Korean War, an aircraft carrier is home to a group of Navy pilots. Each day, the team bombs a crucial enemy railroad knowing that they will rebuild it every night. After a friend dies in a dangerous mission, the crew must rethink their strategy and overcome their grief. But when pilot Kenneth Schecter (Dewey Martin) is blinded during a pivotal attack, it is up to Lt. Howard Thayer (Van Johnson) to guide him to safety.
Director
Andrew Marton
Producer
Henry Berman
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 23, 2016
Runtime
1h 20m