Task Force

Task Force (1949)

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In pageant-like fashion, Warner Bros.' Task Force traces the history of the American aircraft carrier, as experienced by a group of naval air aces. Gary Cooper plays Admiral Jonathan L. Scott, who on the verge of retirement remembers his struggle to win recognition of the importance of aircraft… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 56 min.
Directed By
Delmer Daves
Written By
Delmer Daves
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Aug 30, 1949 Wide
On DVD
Nov 10, 1993
Warner Brothers

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Though not one of Gary Cooper's or director Daves' best pictures, this is a passably engaging chronicle of theAmerican aircraft carriers from the 1920s to WWII.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The film flies by at a fast pace, as it offers a sweeping history lesson of Naval aviation.

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