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Mission Over Korea is a american film of genre War released in USA on 1 august 1953 with John Hodiak
Mission Over Korea (1953)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 august 1953
Length 1h25
OriginUSA
Genres War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Rating55%
Mission Over Korea is a 1953 American war film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Fred F. Sears, as his first feature-length film, from a story by former war correspondent Richard Tregaskis, author of Guadalcanal Diary. The film stars John Hodiak, John Derek, Audrey Totter and Maureen O'Sullivan.
The Korean War provides the background, including combat footage photographed by producer Robert Cohn and a camera crew near the front lines. The prologue before the onscreen credits notes the film is "Dedicated to the Eighth United States Army, Fifth United States Air Force, Republic of Korea Army who made this film possible. To the men at Itazuki, Kwanju, Taego, Ouijanbu, Pusan, Inchon, Seoul where this story was photographed."
Synopsis
In June 1950, while stationed at Kimpo, South Korea, Captain George Slocum (John Hodiak) finds out from his friend, Lieutenant Jerry Barker (Todd Karns), that he has to go to Japan. At the airport, he meets Barker's younger brother, Pete (John Derek), who takes up a Stinson L-5 Sentinel liaison aircraft and begins showing off. George reprimands him for careless flying, but sticks up for him when the military police want to arrest Pete.Actors
John Hodiak
(Capt. George P. Slocum)
John Derek
(Lt. Pete Barker)
Audrey Totter
(Kate)
Maureen O'Sullivan
(Nancy Slocum)
Harvey Lembeck
(Sgt. Maxie Steiner)
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