The Fighting Lady (1944)

Directed by

Edward Steichen, William Wyler

Genre

documentary film, propaganda film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 01m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1944 documentary follows the crew of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier during World War II. It shows their daily operations and combat missions in the Pacific theater.

patrioticinformativeearneststraightforwardhistoricalobservationalmilitary-focused

What happens

The Fighting Lady is a 1944 documentary film (billed as a "newsdrama") directed by Edward Steichen, produced by the U.S. Navy and narrated by Lt. Robert Taylor USNR. It is not to be confused with the 1954 war drama Men of the Fighting Lady, starring Van Johnson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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