Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

(1944)

Synopsis

A reconstruction of the daring 1942 bombing run over Japan, that was led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, chronicles the mission from the perspective of B-25 pilot Capt. Ted Lawson and his crew. The screenplay is based on Lawson's book about the attack.

Directors

Mervyn LeRoy, Dalton Trumbo, Harold Rosson, Robert Surtees, Cedric Gibbons

Production year

1944

Rating

TV-PG

Studio

Warner Bros.

Runtime

138 minutes

Cast

Van Johnson, Spencer Tracy, Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Murdock, Scott McKay