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Task Force

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1hr 56min

Genres:

Drama,War,Romance

Release:

1949

Director:

Delmer Daves

Starring:

Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Wayne Morris ...more

Synopsis: 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 carriers. The story begins in 1921, when Scott and his friend Pete Richard (Walter Brennan) were making dangerous landings on the primitive 65-foot carrier Langley. Scott's outspokenness wins him few friends ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review Overall, Task Force is only an average movie, but it's not average throughout. Instead, it's one of those films that has a number of highlights that can't quite compensate for the lesser aspects of the film. Chief among its assets is the final 20 or so minutes, when the use of archival battle footage is used to thrilling effect by writer/director Delmer Daves. The footage itself is impressive, but ... Full Review

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	Gary Cooper Jonathan L. Scott Jane Wyatt Mary Morgan Wayne Morris McKinney Walter Brennan Pete Richard

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