The Thousand Plane Raid

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The Thousand Plane Raid is a 1969 World War II aviation film depicting a massive Allied bombing mission over Germany, loosely inspired by real Eighth Air Force operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II film
aviation film
film
alternateTitle The 1,000 Plane Raid
basedOn novel The Thousand Plane Raid
basedOnAuthor Ralph Barker
castMember Ben Murphy
Bo Hopkins
Christopher George
J.D. Cannon
linked to: J. D. Cannon

Laraine Stephens
cinematographyBy Harold E. Stine NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts Allied bombing mission over Germany
US Eighth Air Force bomber operations
director Boris Sagal
distributedBy 20th Century Fox
editedBy John A. Fegan Jr.
filmingLocation United Kingdom
United States
genre action
drama
war
hasSubject air warfare
bomber crews
strategic bombing
hasTheme aerial combat
military leadership
sacrifice in war
inspiredBy Allied strategic bombing campaign over Germany
Eighth Air Force operations
mainCharacter Colonel Greg Brandon
musicBy Jimmie Haskell
narrativeFocus planning and execution of a massive bombing raid
originalLanguage English
portrays B-17 Flying Fortress bombers
US Army Air Forces
producer Harold Goldman
productionCompany Oakmont Productions
publicationDate 1969
releaseYear 1969
runtimeMinutes 93
screenwriter Donald S. Sanford
settingPeriod World War II
settingRegion Germany
timePeriodOfWork 1960s American cinema

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Richard LaSalle notableWork The Thousand Plane Raid
The Thousand Plane Raid alternateTitle The 1,000 Plane Raid
linked to: The Thousand Plane Raid