This is a screen's explosively real drama of love and war . A grim as well as moving war drama set during the Korean War with a powerful anti-war statement . Based on the James A. Michener novel who wrote the story after spending time aboard the USS Essex . It deals with Navy fighter pilot named Brubaker (the aircraft that he and his squadron fly is the Grumman F9F-2 Panther) being summoned by the navy to fly bombing mission . As he is reluctant to fly and must come to terms with his own ambivalence towards a near-impossible assignment and the fear of having to bomb a location of highly defended bridges . The risked mission is tied up with an enjoyable and handkerchief love story about a marriage formed by Harry Brubaker (William Holden) and Nancy (Grace Kelly) . The loosely based on the story of the VF-51 naval aviators, of which astronaut Neil Armstrong was a member, though it is not known for certain whether any of the characters in the book or movie were based on Armstrong.
Exciting war film including an agreeable love story , emotion , thrills , impressive flying scenes , and final of this is all tension . Good production design and spectacular carriers , fighters , aircrafts and helicopters ; in fact , the U.S. Navy's cooperation in the movie's making included the use of 19 ships. The shipboard scenes were filmed on the U.S.S. Oriskany, whose number CV-34 is well visible ; however, during shooting, the Oriskany needed repairs, and the shooting was completed on her sister ship U.S.S. Kearsarge, CV-33. A magnificent cast with a splendid William Holden who agreed to do the film on the sole condition that the producers keep the original ending of the novel and a gorgeous Grace Kelly . Supporting cast is frankly excellent such as Fredric March , Robert Strauss , Charles McGraw ,Willis Bouchey and uncredited Corey Allen and Dennis Weaver . Special mention to Mickey Rooney who stands out with his likable portrait of a helicopter rescue pilot along with Earl Holliman ; this is the first of three war dramas in which Mickey Rooney's character is wounded by a hand grenade .
The motion picture was well realized by Mark Robson. In the early 40s Robson was much involved with the low-budget terror unit in charge of producer Val Lewton , for whom made ¨Seventh victim¨, ¨The ghost ship¨, and ¨Island of the dead¨. In the late 1940s Robson joined Stanley Kramer's independent company and directed his biggest commercial hit to date with ¨The champion¨. Years later Robson made another good film about corruption in boxing world titled ¨The harder they fall¨ with Humphrey Bogart. In the late 1960s, his work did decline . His last movie was a jinx one titled ¨Avalancha express¨. Robson and his main star, Robert Shaw, died suddenly from heart attacks. And of course , ¨Bridges at Toki-Ri¨ was one of his best films ; rating : Above average . A top-notch cast , spectacular flying , tense images and romantic drama help make this one a superior effort of its kind . Well worth seeing , this is the ordinary War movie that Hollywood does so well . This one is certainly one of the best movies ever made about the Korean War .
Exciting war film including an agreeable love story , emotion , thrills , impressive flying scenes , and final of this is all tension . Good production design and spectacular carriers , fighters , aircrafts and helicopters ; in fact , the U.S. Navy's cooperation in the movie's making included the use of 19 ships. The shipboard scenes were filmed on the U.S.S. Oriskany, whose number CV-34 is well visible ; however, during shooting, the Oriskany needed repairs, and the shooting was completed on her sister ship U.S.S. Kearsarge, CV-33. A magnificent cast with a splendid William Holden who agreed to do the film on the sole condition that the producers keep the original ending of the novel and a gorgeous Grace Kelly . Supporting cast is frankly excellent such as Fredric March , Robert Strauss , Charles McGraw ,Willis Bouchey and uncredited Corey Allen and Dennis Weaver . Special mention to Mickey Rooney who stands out with his likable portrait of a helicopter rescue pilot along with Earl Holliman ; this is the first of three war dramas in which Mickey Rooney's character is wounded by a hand grenade .
The motion picture was well realized by Mark Robson. In the early 40s Robson was much involved with the low-budget terror unit in charge of producer Val Lewton , for whom made ¨Seventh victim¨, ¨The ghost ship¨, and ¨Island of the dead¨. In the late 1940s Robson joined Stanley Kramer's independent company and directed his biggest commercial hit to date with ¨The champion¨. Years later Robson made another good film about corruption in boxing world titled ¨The harder they fall¨ with Humphrey Bogart. In the late 1960s, his work did decline . His last movie was a jinx one titled ¨Avalancha express¨. Robson and his main star, Robert Shaw, died suddenly from heart attacks. And of course , ¨Bridges at Toki-Ri¨ was one of his best films ; rating : Above average . A top-notch cast , spectacular flying , tense images and romantic drama help make this one a superior effort of its kind . Well worth seeing , this is the ordinary War movie that Hollywood does so well . This one is certainly one of the best movies ever made about the Korean War .