The War Lover
Summary:
Loosely based on a novel by John Hersey, this standard wartime drama stars Steve McQueen as Buzz Rickson, command pilot of a B17 bomber, and Robert Wagner as Ed Bolland, his co-pilot. When Buzz first comes on the scene, Ed admires him for his daring and skill in executing the bombing raids over Germany. But as time goes by, Buzz starts to fall for Ed's girlfriend Daphne (Shirley ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Steve McQueen - (Buzz Rickson)
Robert Wagner - (Ed Bolland)
Shirley Ann Field - (Daphne Caldwell)
Gary Cockrell - (Lynch)
Michael Crawford - (Junior Sailen)
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Review:
Fans of the John Hersey novel upon which The War Lover is based are inevitably disappointed by the film version -- and legitimately so. Hersey's novel is a deftly written exploration of war and its effect on different types of men; its power lies in the manner in which it is written rather than in what it has to say, and that's the most di... Continue >>
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