Storm over the Pacific
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Storm over the Pacific |
| Original title | Task force |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1949 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Delmer Daves |
| script | Delmer Daves |
| production | Jerry Woods |
| music | Franz Waxman |
| camera |
Robert Burks , Wilfred M. Cline |
| cut | Alan Crosland junior |
| occupation | |
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Storm over the Pacific is a 1949 American war film directed by Delmer Daves about the development of US aircraft carriers. The premiere of the film took place on August 30, 1949, the general theatrical release in the United States followed a month later. In Germany, the film did not appear in cinemas until January 27, 1956.
action
Navy pilot Jonathan Scott recalls his time in the Navy. The first aircraft carrier, the USS Langley , was a converted coal freighter. The Navy didn't have the money to develop planes that could land on the carrier. Several pilots died trying to land on the short deck. So Scott has to deliver the news of her husband's death to Mary Morgan.
In 1923 Scott was ordered to Washington. There he is supposed to help develop a special carrier aircraft. In addition, he should convince those responsible in the Navy to provide more funds to finance naval aviation. He meets Mary again at a party. A discussion Scott has with newspaper editor Bentley angered Admiral Ames. He then has Scott transferred to the Panama Canal Zone . Before leaving, he proposes marriage to Mary. But she refuses because she no longer wants to marry pilots. But she promises to support him in developing the aircraft.
When the new aircraft carrier USS Saratoga enters service, Scott is ordered on board as well. He trains with the new machines, but crashes in the process. At the hospital he gets a visit from Mary, who accepts his second application. First they live in Hawaii for two years , then they move to Annapolis . Scott, who has been promoted to Lieutenant Commander, is supposed to teach naval aviators there. But his insistence on the future combat power of the aircraft carrier costs him his doctorate. After the Japanese occupation of Manchuria , Scott wants to leave the Navy to sell aircraft in Europe. But Mary encourages him to stay in the Navy. They move back to Hawaii, where Scott is given command of the ship.
He goes out on the USS Enterprise to show its worth. The porter is at sea when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor begins. During the Battle of Midway , the flight deck is badly damaged by Japanese torpedo bombers. The crew must leave the aircraft carrier. Scott, now captain, travels to Washington to advertise new aircraft carriers. A carrier fleet is finally being built. Scott is given command of one of the ships. In the Battle of Okinawa , the fleet can show its worth.
Four years after the war ended, Scott left the Navy. He returns to Mary who is waiting for him at the docks.
Reviews
The lexicon of the international film about the film: "Very broad-based war film, in which technical details and dramatic newsreel material are more captivating than the all too patriotic-heroic plot."
background
Various indications, such as the ship number on the bow and other camera angles, suggest that the ship scenes were filmed on board the " USS Antietam ".
Original footage of the first US aircraft carrier USS Langley and the carrier USS Saratoga were incorporated into the film. For these reasons it was decided to shoot the film in black and white . Only towards the end of the film, around the last 18 minutes, was it shot in color . Other original shots show scenes from the Kamikaze attacks and the Battle of Midway .
In the original version, Edmond O'Brien speaks as the newscaster on the radio announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Web links
- Storm over the Pacific in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Storm over the Pacific. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 17, 2017 .