Strategic Air Command / a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Valentine Davies and Beirne Lay, Jr. ; produced by Samuel J. Briskin ; directed by Anthony Mann.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: OF1283 | Olive FilmsLanguage: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: [Chicago, Ill.] : Olive Films, [2016]Description: 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- Director of photography, William Daniels ; editor, Eda Warren ; music, Victor Young.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA Strategi | Available | 33111009513835 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Inspired in part by the true story of baseball great Ted Williams, who after serving in World War II was drafted to serve in the Korean War just as his baseball career was taking off, Strategic Air Command stars James Stewart as "Dutch" Holland, a star third baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals. "Dutch" served with distinction as a fighter pilot during World War II, and as the Air Force adds new B-36 and B-47 jets to their arsenal, they need experienced men to fly these new weapons in our atomic deterrent force, and Holland is called back to duty. He's not terribly happy about this development: he loves baseball, his team is doing well, and his wife Sally (June Allyson) is expecting a baby. But you can't fight Uncle Sam, and Holland becomes a reluctant but proud member of the S.A.C., where he and his fellow pilots man the jets that will be our first line of defense should the cold war turn hot. While Strategic Air Command's story hasn't dated well (and for a military drama, there's surprisingly little action), James Stewart and June Allyson make the most of their material, and the aerial footage remains impressive. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
English dialogue; optional English subtitles.
Title from title screen.
James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Lovejoy, Alex Nicol, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Bennett, Henry Morgan.
Director of photography, William Daniels ; editor, Eda Warren ; music, Victor Young.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1955 (container states 1954).
Widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio)
Rating: Not rated.
Set in the 1950s, a successful player for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team attempts to balance domestic life, and service to God and country, after suddenly becoming active for the U.S Air Force and being promoted to commanding a bomber crew.