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MOVIE · 1944

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

DramaWar138 min

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young Army lieutenant volunteers for a secret mission that will carry the war to Japan, leaving his expectant wife behind as he joins the men preparing the Doolittle Raid. Van Johnson is the pilot at the center of the story, while Robert Walker is among the flyers training for an operation built around long odds, tight secrecy, and a launch unlike anything they’ve done before. Alongside the military planning, the film keeps one eye on the families waiting at home and the strain the mission places on them.

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