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The Fighting Lady is a american film of genre War directed by William Wyler released in USA on 21 december 1944 with Charles Boyer

The Fighting Lady (1944)

The Fighting Lady
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Released in USA 21 december 1944
Length 1h1
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres War,    Documentary
Rating70% 3.5335953.5335953.5335953.5335953.533595

The Fighting Lady (1944) is a documentary produced by the U.S. Navy and narrated by Lt. Robert Taylor USNR.

Synopsis

The plot of the film revolves around the life of seamen on board an anonymous aircraft carrier. Because of war time restrictions, the name of the aircraft carrier was disguised as "the Fighting Lady", although she was later identified as USS Yorktown. A few shots of aircraft landing were filmed aboard the Yorktown's sister ship USS Ticonderoga.

Actors

Charles Boyer

(Narrator (French version))Robert Taylor

(Narrator)John Meehan

(lui-même)
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