Plot
The amazingly detailed true story of "The Doolittle Raid" based on the personal account by Doolittle Raider Ted Lawson. Stunned by Pearl Harbor and a string of defeats, America needed a victory - badly. To that end, Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, a former air racer and stunt pilot, devises a plan for a daring raid on the heart of Japan itself. To do this, he must train army bomber pilots to do something no one ever dreamed possible - launch 16 fully loaded bombers from an aircraft carrier! Remarkable in its accuracy, this movie even uses film footage from the actual raid.
Written by
Dalton Trumbo, Ted W. Lawson, Bob Considine
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Languages
English
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total
Trailers
Scores
# of Votes
6,735
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA