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Binding: DVD
Format: NTSC
Theatrical Release Date: 1942
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - From Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger: The story of a British bomber crew and the Dutch resistance
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing, released in 1942, was the first film Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger made after formalizing their partnership as The Archers, with both taking equal credit for writing, producing and directing. In 1941 they had collaborated on The 49th Parallel. In 1943 they would make The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, the first of a series of masterpieces they created in the Forties. In practice, Powell directed, Pressburger wrote and did most of the producing, and they closely ... Read More
Rating: - Wartime British docudrama
"One of Our Aircraft is Missing" is a fairly typical 1941 propagandized black and white documentary style film chronicling the heroism of the R.A.F.
A crew of six flying a bombing mission into the heart of the German industrial city of Stuttgart gets hit by anti aircraft fire and sustains engine damage. The crew including veteran British actors Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman and Bernard Miles, must abandon their plane on the way back to base. They parachute into German occupied Holland, some ... Read More
Rating:  - A well-made, timeless British propaganda film
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing is a British propaganda film from 1941; leaving aside the propaganda aspects, it is a well-made motion picture that was nominated for best original screenplay as well as best special effects at the 1942 American Academy Awards (Casablanca took best picture). It also did quite well at the box office. The British bomber Bertie takes a hit during a nighttime bombing raid over Stuttgart, Germany, and her six-man RAF crew is forced to parachute to safety over German-occupied Dutch ... Read More
Rating: - "W" for Wonderful
In some ways, this is even better than that other great Powell-
Pressburger-Portman film, "49th Parallel." The casting here is
uniformly perfect. All of the stars act with a natural grace
that is a joy to watch. The propaganda is not too obvious, nor
forced. And the sly humor of certain scenes is fun (don't miss
Frank in a dress). Eric Portman is wonderful is usual, but the
entire cast is terrific. Yes, that is Peter Ustinov as a priest!
Don't miss this wonderful gem.
Rating: - Never have so few done so much for so many.
During the Allied Bombing offensive of World War II the public was often informed that "A raid took place last night over ..., One (or often more) of Our Aircraft Is Missing". Behind these sombre words hid tales of death, destruction and derring-do. This is the story of one such bomber crew who were shot down and the brave Dutch patriots who helped them home.
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