Strategic Air Command (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Anthony Mann |
| Producer(s) | |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama |
| Top Topics | Aviation, Cold War |
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Strategic Air Command (1955) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Anthony Mann .
Academy Awards 1955 --- Ceremony Number 28 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | Beirne Lay, Jr. | Nominated |
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STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND On Blu-ray
By Dan Day Jr. on Nov 12, 2016 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogOlive Films has just released the 1955 Air Force epic STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND on Blu-ray. The movie is one of the many collaborations between actor James Stewart and director Anthony Mann. Jimmy Stewart was a life-long aviation buff, and he had a distinguished record serving as a pilot in World War I... Read full article
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Quotes from Strategic Air Command
Lt. Col. Robert 'Dutch' Holland:
You got any kids?
Sgt. Bible: Yep, two. One on the ramp, one in the hangar!
Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes: Don't tell me about your little problems! I'm only interested in results!
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Sgt. Bible: Yep, two. One on the ramp, one in the hangar!
Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes: Don't tell me about your little problems! I'm only interested in results!
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Facts about Strategic Air Command
The character of Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes was based on Gen. Curtis LeMay, the real-life commander of the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command from 1949 to 1957.
One of the C-124A Globemaster IIs (serial number 49-0258) in the scene where they are being loaded for the wing's deployment to Japan is currently under restoration at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB, Delaware.
James Stewart flew one combat mission over Vietnam while serving as a reservist and eventually retired as a Brigadier General.
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One of the C-124A Globemaster IIs (serial number 49-0258) in the scene where they are being loaded for the wing's deployment to Japan is currently under restoration at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB, Delaware.
James Stewart flew one combat mission over Vietnam while serving as a reservist and eventually retired as a Brigadier General.
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