Regardless of loss (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Without regard to losses |
| Original title | Bombardier |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1943 |
| length | 79 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Wallace |
| script |
John Twist Martin Rackin |
| production | Robert Fellows |
| music | Roy Webb |
| camera | Nicholas Musuraca |
| cut |
Robert Wise Douglas Travers |
| occupation | |
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Regardless of Losses (original title Bombardier ) is an American war film from 1943 directed by Richard Wallace . The leading roles are starring Pat O'Brien , Randolph Scott , Anne Shirley , Eddie Albert , Walter Reed and Robert Ryan .
action
The entry of the USA into the Second World War is imminent. Major Jack Davis and Captain Buck Oliver of the United States Air Force s discuss what is the most efficient method of bombing. Davis has developed a long-range bomb sight. Captain Buck Oliver advocates the more conventional method of targeted bombing in a dive. There is a competition between the two methods, in which Davis can impressively prove the accuracy of his method. He is then tasked with setting up a new training school for bombardiers at Hughes Field, New Mexico . Oliver can also be transferred there as a pilot. The reason for this is also that Burton Betty Hughes works there as an airport secretary. Since Oliver met her, he has admired her very much. Hughes' father was a respected general . Even the major sees more in “Burt” than just his secretary. Among the new cadets at the school are "Burt's" brother Tom, Joe Connors, Ignacius "Chito" Rafferty, Paul Harris and Jim Carter, who is also very interested in women, and who is also very interested in "Burt". After the cadets have completed their training on the ground, they begin flight training. On the very first day there was a dicey situation when the controls of the training aircraft got stuck. Oliver then instructs the cadets to jump with their parachute. Tom, however, reacts in a panic and refuses to jump. Cadet Jim Carter has a presence of mind, saving Tom's life. Burt goes out with him out of gratitude . Davis wants to give Tom one more chance, even though his refusal to parachute could have cost him his apprenticeship. He orders him to fly high under Oliver's command. When Oliver's oxygen device fails, causing him to lose consciousness for a moment, Tom, who wants to prove himself, just manages to save a comrade before he is torn into the depths. Although the commission of inquiry found Oliver innocent, the officer cannot forgive himself and applies for his transfer. Since Burt is on vacation, he leaves without saying goodbye to her. He writes a letter to the woman he loved to tell her that there was nothing he could do to prevent her brother's death.
Oliver has since been transferred to Pearl Harbor and the preparations for an attack leave little room for other thoughts. "Burt" has received Oliver's letter and gives Sergeant Dixon her answer, as she has learned that he will be joining Oliver shortly. As things get haywire at the base, he forgets to pass "Burt's" letter on to Oliver. Then comes the order for a night attack on a Japanese armaments plant. Oliver will lead the mission and fly with his aircraft in the lead in order to mark the following aircraft with a “ Christmas tree ”, which means for him to fly as low as possible. His plane was shot down before he could do his job. Oliver himself and his team can save themselves by jumping out of the machine. The men land on the grounds of an aircraft factory, where they are captured and mistreated. When they are searched, Dixon "Burts" letter comes back to Oliver, which he can slip. The officer manages to drive an inflamed car through the warehouse, causing the factory to catch fire. So his comrades can still find their destination. When his comrades' bombs explode around Oliver, he dies with a smile on his face and knowing that "Burt" has done nothing against him.
background
The filming for the film took place from October 12 to December 18, 1942. The film was shot at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque in the US state of New Mexico and in Midland in the state of Texas in the USA . The film premiered in the USA on May 14, 1943, in the Federal Republic of Germany it was first shown in cinemas on June 12, 1959, and in Austria in July 1959.
The film starts with a speech by Brigadier General Eugene L. Eubank, the commander of a bombardment group for the United States Army Air Forces , who addresses the audience directly and introduces them to a new breed of soldiers, the "bombardiers" followed by a statement from the production company RKO Pictures , in which the United States Army Air Forces, the bomb squadron, the staff and the officers and other contributors are thanked. Many of the facility's actual cadets starred as extras in the film. This film was former Warner Bros. producer Robert Fellow's first work for RKO Pictures. For the young actor Robert Ryan in particular, this film was a huge step up the career ladder. Pat O'Brien, a big star at RKO, who was impressed by the young actor's professionalism and honest, uncomplicated manner, made himself strong for him in the following years, so that Ryan also got an important role in his next film, The Iron Major . Bombardier was edited by Robert Wise, with Robert Aldrich as the second assistant director . Both made careers as eminent directors.
Reviews
The Lexicon of International Films was of the opinion that this “film, made in 1943, was clearly intended as a contribution to volunteer recruitment. A shot down US pilot set fire to an entire Japanese city in a frenzied car ride and in this suicidal way lit the destination for the squadron circling in the night sky. The German premiere [would] appropriately take place in a western cinema. "
Bosley Crowther of the New York Times names what he thinks are three major flaws in the film. First of all, it is tasteless to address a bomb target device that has the aim of destroying people. The second mistake would be in the vastness of the story, which is a combination of many clichés, and the third mistake would be in puffing up the heroic deeds in a bombastic style. These three points together left no room for a good evaluation. [...] Crowther sums up. In terms of presentation and performance, this is a cheap, fictional film. He recommended RKO, John Twist, and Richard Wallace, the writer and director, to lower their heads in shame.
Awards
At the 1944 Academy Awards , Vernon L. Walker , James G. Stewart and Roy Granville received an Oscar nomination in the "Best Visual Effects" category , but were neglected by Fred Sersen and Roger Heman Sr. who won the Oscar for their work on the film Crash Dive won.
Web links
- Without regard to losses in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bombardier at TCM - Turner Classic Movies (with trailer in English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bombardier at TCM - Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ↑ Regardless of losses in the Lexicon of International Films . Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ Bombardier Bosley Crowther, The New York Times. Published July 2, 1943. Retrieved February 2, 2013.