Thunderbolt!

Name: Thunderbolt!
Director: John Sturges
Released: 1947-01-01

1947 film by John Sturges, William Wyler

FilmfilmQ2189358

Released: 1947
Director: John Sturges
, William Wyler
Cast: James Stewart
, Lloyd Bridges
Runtime: 44 min
Genre: propaganda film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Distributor: Monogram Pictures
, Netflix

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Thunderbolt is a 1947 film directed by William Wyler and John Sturges which documented the American aerial operations of Operation Strangle in World War II, when flyers of the Twelfth Air Force based on Corsica successfully impeded Axis supply lines to the Gustav Line and Anzio beachhead. The film was originally shot in 16mm color by members of the Army Air Forces. The 12th Combat Camera Unit recorded the combat footage using cameras mounted on some of the P-47s and a B-25 medium bomber equipped as a camera ship to accompany the fighters.

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Main subject: aviation
World War II
military aviation
Title: Thunderbolt!
Kijkwijzer rating: 12 content descriptor: Fear
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2.kijkwijzer.nl/documentaires/thunderbolt/Retrieved 2024-11-09
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Distribution format: video on demand
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