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The War Lover (1962)

By Beatrice on Oct 17, 2017 From Flickers in Time

The War Lover Directed by Philip Leacock Written by Howard Koch from a novel by John Hersey 1962/UK/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation/Columbia British Productions First viewing/Netflix rental I wasn’t quite prepared for a movie where I felt like slapping Steve McQueen throughout. The story ... Read full article


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The last names of the main characters in the film were slightly different from the John Hersey novel. In the novel, "Buzz" Rickson's last name was Marrow, and "Bo's" was Bowman, not Boland.
Warren Beatty turned down the lead role.
The scene where the B-17 pilot Woodman brings his aircraft in for a wheels-up landing, and navigator Marty Lynch is killed, comes from the film Twelve O'Clock High.
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