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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Paris Qualles (teleplay) and
Trey Ellis (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
26 August 1995 (USA) more
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Plot:
The true story of how a group of African American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest US fighter groups in World War II full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 12 nominations more
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If this movie doesn't make you angry and then cheer something is wrong with you more (25 total)

Cast

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Laurence Fishburne ... Hannibal Lee

Allen Payne ... Walter Peoples
Malcolm-Jamal Warner ... Leroy Cappy

Courtney B. Vance ... Lt. Glenn (as Courtney Vance)

Andre Braugher ... Benjamin O. Davis

Christopher McDonald ... Major Joy (as Chris McDonald)

Daniel Hugh Kelly ... Col. Rogers

John Lithgow ... Senator Conyers

Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Billy Roberts

Mekhi Phifer ... Lewis Johns
Christopher Bevins ... Young Hannibal

Eddie Braun ... Tail gunner

Max Daniels ... Left waist gunner
Jack Dwyer ... Operations officer
James Field ... Conductor
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong war violence.
Runtime:
106 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Most of the characters were fictitious composites of real pilots. However, Benjamin "B.O." Davis was very much a real person and was depicted much more accurately than the others. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: While the unit is in Europe, in the background are several Mustangs. These are obviously plywood cutouts. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Young Hannibal: [chasing after biplane] Hey! Hey! Hey! Wait for me!
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Soundtrack:
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If this movie doesn't make you angry and then cheer something is wrong with you, 3 August 2005
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Author: andrew-richards from United States

I was 17 years old when I first saw this movie on HBO. I was enthralled by WWII history already at this point. This movie opened my eyes to a whole other area of history that was missing in the history books of the small 99.5% white town I grew up in. The challenges these hero's faced just to serve their country they so loved while a good percentage of the country loathed them is deserving of a decoration in and of itself. This is mostly what the movie focuses on. However, the record of the men of 332d is second to none; no other unit in WWII could boast that while escorting, they never lost a bomber. John Lithgow also plays a good bit-part in the movie. He is a much better actor than I because I could never play a part where I had to utter such bigoted garbage as he did in this movie. Laurence Fishburne and Andre Braugher deliver stellar performances as Hannibal Lee and the great military leader Benjamin O. Davis. This film is a definite must see for any WWII history fan and a great movie for everyone else. Too bad it was never released in the box office I think it would have faired well.

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Destroyer being sunk my machine gun fire is based on factual events neuroticus
Senator Conyers (Lithgow's character) fictional? raul1505
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The 332 DID lose bombers to enemy action. rwd12590
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