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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942Movie⏱️ 1h 22mNot Rated
ActionAdventureDramaWar
7
IMDB Rating
2,935 votes

During a raid on Germany a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland and are aided by Dutch civilians.

Director
N/A
Writers
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Stars
Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Burden
Release Date
February 18, 1943
Language
English, Dutch, German, Latin, French
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 44
Reviews
📋 3.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Godfrey Tearle
Godfrey Tearle
as Sir George Corbett - Rear Gunner, B for Bertie
Eric Portman
Eric Portman
as Tom Earnshaw - Second Pilot, B for Bertie
Hugh Burden
Hugh Burden
as John Glyn Haggard - Pilot, B for Bertie
Hugh Williams
Hugh Williams
as Frank Shelley - Observer, B for Bertie
Emrys Jones
Emrys Jones
as Bob Ashley - Wireless Operator, B for Bertie
Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles
as Geoff Hickman - Front Gunner, B for Bertie
Googie Withers
Googie Withers
as Jo de Vries
Joyce Redman
Joyce Redman
as Jet van Dieren
Pamela Brown
Pamela Brown
as Els Meertens
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
as The Priest

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Production
British National Films, The Archers

🏷️ Keywords

nazi occupied netherlandsair crewairplane coming downwarplaneworld war ii aircraft

🎯 Categories

ActionAdventureDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Downed RAF Bomber crew, aided by Dutch Resistance, try to return to Britain in early World War II.
by icemith2006-02-24
8/10

"Given that this movie was made about the then contemporary World War II times, without the benefit of a huge budget (compared to now), generations before computer graphics became the norm, it is refreshing to see a sensible depiction of those wartime conditions. Imagine making a picture of the bombing raids over Germany in the (I presume Mosquito) bombers, not known to be that secure from ground based A.A.C. fire— they could not fly higher, as could the later Lancasters. I feel the directors chose correctly in making it a character driven piece, with the action sublimated somewhat. I caught ..."

💡 Did You Know?

One day, Noël Coward visited the set and after seeing how the crew staged and wrapped up an elaborate sequence in about two hours, decided to use most of them on In Which We Serve (1942).

📖 Synopsis

During a raid on Germany a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland and are aided by Dutch civilians.