During WWII, the Americans and British made a bazillion war pictures. However, most tended to be a bit over-the-top--abandoning realism in order to score propaganda points with audiences. In stark contrast to these is the British picture, "One of Our Aircraft is Missing"--a film which tries its best to look real...as if you really are there watching the action. To heighten this, the Powell-Pressburger production has no incidental or intro music and they used folks that were not established stars. All in all...a sharp contrast to films that make Allied soldiers seem like supermen and the enemy like snarling psychopaths!
The film begins before the plane crash. The men are preparing for the flight and then much of the film follows them on their mission aboard a Wellington bomber. The plane is damaged and cannot make it back to Britain...so the men abandon the craft and parachute in rural Holland. The Dutch people take them in and assist them in trying to get back home to continue the fight. This portion makes up the bulk of the movie.
Because the film strives for realism, I did enjoy it very much and thing you probably would feel the same. Well worth seeing.
The film begins before the plane crash. The men are preparing for the flight and then much of the film follows them on their mission aboard a Wellington bomber. The plane is damaged and cannot make it back to Britain...so the men abandon the craft and parachute in rural Holland. The Dutch people take them in and assist them in trying to get back home to continue the fight. This portion makes up the bulk of the movie.
Because the film strives for realism, I did enjoy it very much and thing you probably would feel the same. Well worth seeing.