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1943. The American High Command notice a drop in the morale of the young people drafted in as well as on the home front due in particular to the heavy losses affecting bomber crews. They respond by calling on John Derek, an Airforce propaganda officer, who comes up with the following idea: to select among the young American recruits a crew reflecting the diversity of the United States, and shoot a movie about them in order to give a positive and heroic image of air combat. Patrick Jeudy’s film alternates extraordinary archival footage in color shot by William Wyler and superb black and white archives from before the war, and takes us along a fascinating historical adventure.

France - 2006 - 52 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour and B&W

Director Patrick Jeudy Script Patrick Jeudy Editing Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot, Françoise Tubaut, Denis Batardière

Production Roche Productions, 45 rue de Louvain, 92400 Courbevoie, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4334 0712 Fax : +33 (0)1 4334 0724 E-mail : roche@rocheproductions.com with the  participation of ARTE France

Sales Roche Productions, 45 rue de Louvain, 92400 Courbevoie, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4334 0712 Fax : +33 (0)1 4334 0724 E-mail : roche@rocheproductions.com