Air Force

1943 film by Howard Hawks
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Air Force

Summary

Air Force is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Air Force received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3].
  • Air Force received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • Air Force's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Air Force's director is recorded as Howard Hawks[6].
  • Air Force's screenwriter is recorded as Dudley Nichols[7].
  • Air Force's screenwriter is recorded as William Faulkner[8].
  • Air Force's screenwriter is recorded as Arthur T. Horman[9].
  • Air Force's screenwriter is recorded as Leah Baird[10].
  • Air Force's composer is recorded as Franz Waxman[11].
  • Air Force's genre is recorded as war film[12].
  • Air Force's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • Air Force's genre is recorded as action film[14].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as John Garfield[15].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as John Ridgely[16].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as Gig Young[17].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as Harry Carey[18].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as Arthur Kennedy[19].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as George Tobias[20].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as James Brown[21].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as Moroni Olsen[22].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as Edward Brophy[23].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as Addison Richards[24].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as Charles Drake[25].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as Faye Emerson[26].
  • Air Force's cast member is recorded as James Flavin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Howard Hawks[28], Hal B. Wallis[29], and Jack Warner[30]. Air Force's director is recorded as Howard Hawks[6]. Screenwriters include Dudley Nichols[7], William Faulkner[8], Arthur T. Horman[9], and Leah Baird[10]. Cast members include John Garfield[15], John Ridgely[16], Gig Young[17], Harry Carey[18], Arthur Kennedy[19], and George Tobias[20].

Publication

Air Force's publication date is recorded as +1943-02-03T00:00:00Z[31]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include war film[12], drama film[13], and action film[14].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[33] and World War II[34].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3], an Academy Awards[35], in United States[36], founded in 1935[37] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40]. Reviews include 7.4/10[41] and 82%[42].

Why It Matters

Air Force ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Air Force receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [4] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . wikidata.org.
  30. [41] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [42] . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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