Appointment in London (1953)

Directed by

Philip Leacock

Genre

war film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

15

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wing commander must complete his final tour of 30 operations with an RAF Bomber Command squadron during 1943. He also navigates a romantic rivalry with an American observer over a widowed Wren.

tensemelancholicgrittysomberausteregroundedunderstatedearnest

What happens

Appointment in London (known as Raiders in the Sky in the U.S.) is a 1953 British war film set during the Second World War and starring Dirk Bogarde. The film was directed by Philip Leacock and based on a story by John Wooldridge, who as an RAF bomber pilot flew 108 operational sorties over Europe. Wooldridge, who after the war established himself as a successful film composer before his untimely death in a car accident, also wrote the film score and participated in writing the screenplay for Appointment in London. Appointment in London is set in an RAF Bomber Command squadron during 1943 and tells of a wing commander's attempt to finish his third and final tour of 30 operations. A sub-plot involves his relationship with a widowed Wren in whom an American observer attached to his airfield is also interested. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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