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The Fighting Lady

19441h 1m6.5/ 10 · TMDB · 15 votes
WarDocumentary

Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircraft carriers built since Pearl Harbor, known as THE FIGHTING LADY in honor of all American carriers, as it goes into action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean in 1943. See the ship and its pilots undergo their baptism of fire, attacking the Japanese base on Marcus Island. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.

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Directed by Edward Steichen, William Wyler

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The people behind the story

Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer

Narrator (French version)

Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor

Narrator

John S. McCain

Himself

Joesph J. Clark

Himself (as Jocko)

Dixie Kiefer

Himself (as Dixie)

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Film details

Released21 Dec 1944
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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