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The War Lover

In 1943, while stationed in Britain, arrogant Captain Buzz Rickson is in command of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, but his recklessness is endangering everyone around him.

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Philip Leacock

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adventure, drama, war

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'Buzz'

'Bo'

Daphne

Shirley Anne Field

Lynch: Crew of 'The Body'

Junior'

Michael Crawford

Brindt: Crew of 'The Body'

Lamb: Crew of 'The Body'

Handown: Crew of 'The Body'

Prien: Crew of 'The Body'

Farr: Crew of 'The Body'

Bragliani: Crew of 'The Body'

George Sperdakos

Haverstraw: Crew of 'The Body'

Emmet

Vogt

Murika

Randall

Woodman

Braddock

Charles De Temple

Sully

Singer

Street Girl

Hazel

Vicar

Pub Landlady

Taxi Driver

Air Crewman

Frederick Jaeger

Air Crewman

French Officer

Young Woman in the Officer's Club

Stefania Sandrelli

Airman at Briefing

Pub Landlord

Station Newsagent

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Daphne Caldwell Captain Buzz Rickson 'buzz'1st Lt Ed Bolland

Beat you to it, Sully. - The War Lover

Beat you to it, Sully.

- Hi, Marty.
- Greetings. - The War Lover

- Hi, Marty. - Greetings.

- What are we carrying, Max?
- Big stuff. Eight 1000-pounders. - The War Lover

- What are we carrying, Max? - Big stuff. Eight 1000-pounder...

Number two. - The War Lover

Number one. - The War Lover

- Max, we all clear down there?
- Yeah, fine. - The War Lover

- Max, we all clear down there? - Yeah, fine.

First time I went up on a plane,
I was 17. It was a dawn like this. - The War Lover

First time I went up on a plane, I was 17. It was a dawn lik...

There's something to look at, Bolland.
There's something to look at. - The War Lover

There's something to look at, Bolland. There's som...

Number two. Tighten it up. - The War Lover

Number two. Tighten it up.

Prien, check in. - The War Lover

Prien, check in.

- Lynch, where are we?
- We're over the North Sea. - The War Lover

- Lynch, where are we? - We're over the North Sea.

Altitude, 8500.
That was a pretty good guess. - The War Lover

Altitude, 8500. That was a pretty good guess.

Bomb doors open. - The War Lover

Bomb doors open.

Giving her back to you, Buzz. - The War Lover

Giving her back to you, Buzz.

What about that The squareheads can't even shoot straight - The War Lover

What about that The squareheads can't even shoot...

What about that? The squareheads
can't even shoot straight. - The War Lover

What about that? The squareheads can't even shoot strai...

That was pretty good. - The War Lover

That was pretty good.

Bandits, three 190s at two o'clock. - The War Lover

Bandits, three 190s at two o'clock.

Everybody all right? - The War Lover

Everybody all right?

He's trying to blow out the fire. - The War Lover

He's trying to blow out the fire.

Now you listen to me.
That's not gonna happen to us... - The War Lover

Now you listen to me. That's not gonna happen to us...

Lieutenant, would you
please come down here? - The War Lover

Lieutenant, would you please come down here?

- Buzz, lose altitude. Prien's sick.
- Sick, or scared? - The War Lover

- Buzz, lose altitude. Prien's sick. - Sick, or scared?

What's the difference Get us down - The War Lover

What's the difference Get us down

All right, everybody.
Snap out of it. - The War Lover

All right, everybody. Snap out of it.

So I said to him,
"Let's go to London next leave." - The War Lover

So I said to him, "Let's go to London next leave.&...

I've done my dancing.
How about a little food? - The War Lover

I've done my dancing. How about a little food?

Very good, Bolland.
Very, very good. - The War Lover

Very good, Bolland. Very, very good.

There's only two things that mean anything to me Flying and women - The War Lover

There's only two things that mean anything to me Flying...

Will you please take me to the bus?
There's one leaving at 12. - The War Lover

Will you please take me to the bus? There's one leaving...

I'd like to see you again. - The War Lover

I'd like to see you again.

Hey. Daphne! - The War Lover

- Hey, Why'd you miss interrogation?
- I've got to get the bus to Cambridge. - The War Lover

- Hey, Why'd you miss interrogation? - I've got to...

For you, Bolland. - The War Lover

For you, Bolland.

It's from Daphne. She can meet me
at the quad of the King's College. - The War Lover

It's from Daphne. She can meet me at the quad of the Ki...

- Hello.
- Hello. - The War Lover

- Hello. - Hello.

- Now we'll do it with just the egg.
- Nothing do... - The War Lover

- Now we'll do it with just the egg. - Nothing do...

Gee, thanks, Buzz. Come on,
I'll buy you boys a drink, eh? - The War Lover

Gee, thanks, Buzz. Come on, I'll buy you boys a drink, ...

You coming, Buzz? - The War Lover

You coming, Buzz?

Listen, you, when you've made a bomb
big enough to kill Rickson... - The War Lover

Listen, you, when you've made a bomb big enough to kill...

That's the only air raid
I've ever enjoyed. - The War Lover

That's the only air raid I've ever enjoyed.

Good night. - The War Lover

Quiet. - The War Lover

I don't suppose you're very hungry
after that dinner... - The War Lover

I don't suppose you're very hungry after that dinn...

Don't you think it's time you told
me your first name? - The War Lover

Don't you think it's time you told me your first n...

Daphne.... - The War Lover

Come on in, Zebra 1.
All clear for landing. - The War Lover

Come on in, Zebra 1. All clear for landing.

Scratch. - The War Lover

- Where are you going?
- We're going out to eat, aren't we? - The War Lover

- Where are you going? - We're going out to eat, aren&#...

Darling Bo, if we don't eat now,
we will die of starvation. - The War Lover

Darling Bo, if we don't eat now, we will die of starvat...

Can you see the name? - The War Lover

Can you see the name?

Lynch? - The War Lover

Hey, Buzz, cut it out will you? - The War Lover

Hey, Buzz, cut it out will you?

- Is this the only newsstand here?
- All the latest news. - The War Lover

- Is this the only newsstand here? - All the latest news.

- Darling, I have a surprise.
- What? - The War Lover

- Darling, I have a surprise. - What?

Five pounds. What's that for? - The War Lover

Five pounds. What's that for?

- I'd like to set that clock back 48 hours.
- So would I, darling. - The War Lover

- I'd like to set that clock back 48 hours. - So would ...

Do you ever wonder about us? - The War Lover

Do you ever wonder about us?

Darling, we're together now... - The War Lover

Darling, we're together now...

And to our American friends. - The War Lover

And to our American friends.

Have you ever been in love captain - The War Lover

Have you ever been in love captain

- See you at the train.
- Sure. - The War Lover

- See you at the train. - Sure.

- Wait for me. I've got a train to catch.
- Right, guv. - The War Lover

- Wait for me. I've got a train to catch. - Right, guv.

Aren't you supposed to be on your way
back to the base? - The War Lover

Aren't you supposed to be on your way back to the base?

Very, very ni... - The War Lover

Very, very ni...

Incidentally, I like you in that outfit. - The War Lover

Incidentally, I like you in that outfit.

- Where's Buzz?
- Isn't he here? - The War Lover

- Where's Buzz? - Isn't he here?

- Colonel, can I ask something?
- Yeah. - The War Lover

- Colonel, can I ask something? - Yeah.

- Haverstraw, where are we?
- Over the Dutch coast, near Amsterdam. - The War Lover

- Haverstraw, where are we? - Over the Dutch coast, near Ams...

Handown, did Blackie say anything
about checking the hydraulic fluid? - The War Lover

Handown, did Blackie say anything about checking the hydraul...

- Coming in straight ahead.
- Nine o'clock, Farr. Get cracking! - The War Lover

- Coming in straight ahead. - Nine o'clock, Farr. Get c...

- Hey, they got Perkins.
- Get on it. They're coming your way. - The War Lover

- Hey, they got Perkins. - Get on it. They're coming yo...

Captain, drop your right wing.
He's sitting on the right wing. - The War Lover

Captain, drop your right wing. He's sitting on the righ...

Somebody's lost his rabbit's foot. - The War Lover

Somebody's lost his rabbit's foot.

Feather number one. She's hit. - The War Lover

Feather number one. She's hit.

- Nothing to worry about.
- I can use my other hand. - The War Lover

- Nothing to worry about. - I can use my other hand.

How's Bragliani? - The War Lover

How's Bragliani?

All right, Max, she's all yours. - The War Lover

All right, Max, she's all yours.

Two minutes. - The War Lover

Okay, Buzz, I'm giving her back to you.
Let's go home. - The War Lover

Okay, Buzz, I'm giving her back to you. Let's go h...

Handown, I have a red light.
Check the bomb bay doors. - The War Lover

Handown, I have a red light. Check the bomb bay doors.

Bomb bay doors are jammed open.
One bomb is still hung up. - The War Lover

Bomb bay doors are jammed open. One bomb is still hung up.

It won't budge. - The War Lover

It won't budge.

Third Bomb Division.
Yes, this is Col. Vogt. - The War Lover

Third Bomb Division. Yes, this is Col. Vogt.

- The fuse is set. I can't make it.
- We'll have to ride with it. - The War Lover

- The fuse is set. I can't make it. - We'll have t...

Take Junior's place in the turret.
That's an order. - The War Lover

Take Junior's place in the turret. That's an order...

Brindt, take Farr's place at the gun. - The War Lover

Brindt, take Farr's place at the gun.

You all right? - The War Lover

How is he? - The War Lover

Make the call, Bolland. - The War Lover

Make the call, Bolland.

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In 1943, while stationed in Britain, arrogant Captain Buzz Rickson is in command of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, but his recklessness is endangering everyone around him.

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Director: Philip Leacock

Writer: Howard Koch, John Hersey

Production: N/A

Genre: adventure, drama, war

Year: 1962

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

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Released: 25 Oct 1962

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