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The Fighting Lady ()

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An in-depth look at aircraft carrier combat operations during World War II. Real combat footage. Very strong and compelling.
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Narrator (voice) (as Lieut Robert Taylor USNR)
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Récitant / Narrator (French version) (voice)
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Joseph Clark (as Jocko)
Dixie Kiefer ...
Dixie KIefer (as Dixie)
G.E. Lowe ...
G.E. Loswe
John S. McCain Jr. ...
John S. McCain (as John S. McCain)
John Meehan ...
John Neehan
Marc A. Mitscher ...
Mark Mitscher
E.T. Stover ...
E. T. Stover

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Edward Steichen ... (supervision) (as Commander Edward J Steichen USNR)
William Wyler ... (uncredited)

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John S. Martin ... (narration written by) (as John Stuart Martin) and
Eugene Ling ... (narration written by)

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Louis De Rochemont ... producer

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David Buttolph

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Robert Fritch

Art Department

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Fred Sersen ... maps

Sound Department

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Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)
George Leverett ... sound

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Dwight Long ... camera operator: whale photography

Music Department

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Alfred Newman ... musical director
Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Maurice De Packh ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
David Raksin ... orchestrator (uncredited)

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Philippe De Lacy ... technical director
Dwight Long ... technical director (as Lieut Dwight Long USNR)
Robert L. Middleton ... technical director (as Lt Comdr Robert L Middleton USN)

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Plot Summary

The film follows the WWII exploits of the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) (unidentified in the film), in its first major operations following its commissioning in 1943. The life of the crew is documented from July 1943 to June 1944, from its passage through the Panama Canal through assaults on Marcus, Kwajalein, Truk and Tinian Islands, and culminating with the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Spectacular 16mm Kodachrome footage of combat operations and naval aviation is prominent throughout. Written by scgary66

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Taglines Photographed in Zones of Combat by Men of U.S. Navy (original poster) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le combattant (France)
  • Moderskibets Sønner (Denmark)
  • Πολεμόχαρη κυρία (Greece)
  • La grande combattente (Italy)
  • Die Amazone (Austria)
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  • 61 min
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Trivia In the scene of a strafing mission against the Japanese-held island of Truk, one of the figures seen running for cover is an American POW. According to his autobiography, that prisoner was Maj. Gregory H. 'Pappy' Boyington, the highest-scoring U.S. Marine pilot of the war, who had been shot down a few months before in the Solomon Islands. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into They Filmed the War in Color (2000). See more »
Crazy Credits Most of the credits appear as if they had been typed out on a teletype machine. See more »
Quotes Narrator: [commenting on the Japanese pilots] These little monkeys are fancy fliers.
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