The Fighting Lady
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Fighting Lady |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1944 |
| length | 61 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
William Wyler Edward Steichen |
| script |
John S. Martin Eugene Ling |
| production | Louis De Rochemont |
| music | David Buttolph |
| cut | Robert Fritch |
The Fighting Lady is an American documentary from WWII that was produced in 1944 .
action
The film describes the service on an aircraft carrier of the Essex class of the US Navy , the The Fighting Lady is called, later as USS Yorktown was identified. After the ship was completed and commissioned in 1943, it sets course for the Panama Canal to reach the theater of war in the Pacific Ocean .
Daily life on board the aircraft carrier is described in detail. Not only the crew members who are directly or indirectly involved in the fighting are presented. The work of doctors, pharmacists, hairdressers, shoemakers, etc. is also addressed.
The first mission is to attack a Japanese base on the coral island of Minami-Torishima ( Marcus Island ). Fighter planes and bombers take off from the carrier, the Japanese counter with a torpedo attack. 19 Japanese planes are destroyed in the mission. This is followed by missions in Operation Hailstone , the attack on Truk and the battle in the Philippine Sea .
After a year of service, the Fighting Lady destroyed 757 Japanese aircraft. The film ends with a tribute to the fallen team members.
background
The film was produced by the US Navy and distributed by 20th Century Fox . The world premiere took place on December 21, 1944. In German-speaking countries it first appeared in Austrian cinemas on August 2, 1946 under the title Die Amazone .
The film was shot on board the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown . The production studio said they used a special camera that was synchronized with the machine gun in the fight scenes.
The film is the first to be produced by a division of the United States Armed Forces and distributed by a commercial company. The studio donated the profits to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society , a Navy charity, and the Naval Aid Auxiliary , a Navy relief fund.
The film's narrators were Robert Taylor (US version), who was a reserve lieutenant in the Navy at the time of production, and Charles Boyer (French version).
Awards
In 1945 the film was awarded an Oscar in the category Best Documentary . The New York Film Critics Circle honored the film with a special award.
Web links
- The Fighting Lady in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Fighting Lady (1945). In: AFI Catalog. American Film Institute , accessed November 30, 2019 .