Strategic Air Command (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Anthony Mann |
| Producer(s) | |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama |
| Top Topics | Aviation, Cold War |
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Strategic Air Command (1955) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Anthony Mann .
Academy Awards 1955 --- Ceremony Number 28 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | Beirne Lay, Jr. | Nominated |
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STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND On Blu-ray
By Dan Day Jr. on Nov 12, 2016 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogOlive Films has just released the 1955 Air Force epic STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND on Blu-ray. The movie is one of the many collaborations between actor James Stewart and director Anthony Mann. Jimmy Stewart was a life-long aviation buff, and he had a distinguished record serving as a pilot in World War I... Read full article
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Quotes from
Lieutenant:
We've been bombing cities every day and every night all over the U.S., only people never know it.
Lt. Col. Robert 'Dutch' Holland: You got any kids?
Sgt. Bible: Yep, two. One on the ramp, one in the hangar!
Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes: Don't tell me about your little problems! I'm only interested in results!
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Lt. Col. Robert 'Dutch' Holland: You got any kids?
Sgt. Bible: Yep, two. One on the ramp, one in the hangar!
Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes: Don't tell me about your little problems! I'm only interested in results!
read more quotes from Strategic Air Command...
Facts about
Third of three movies where James Stewart and June Allyson played husband and wife.
The model aircraft seen on Gen. Hawkes's desk in the final scene might appear to be an eight-engine variant of the six-engine B-47 featured in the film, but is actually a prototype B-52 (either XB-52 or YB-52), with a canopy cockpit design similar to the B-47; the design was changed in the production version.
The character of Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes was based on Gen. Curtis LeMay, the real-life commander of the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command from 1949 to 1957.
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The model aircraft seen on Gen. Hawkes's desk in the final scene might appear to be an eight-engine variant of the six-engine B-47 featured in the film, but is actually a prototype B-52 (either XB-52 or YB-52), with a canopy cockpit design similar to the B-47; the design was changed in the production version.
The character of Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes was based on Gen. Curtis LeMay, the real-life commander of the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command from 1949 to 1957.
read more facts about Strategic Air Command...
