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Post by snsurone on Jul 29, 2018 22:14:56 GMT
Have there been any films about those brave African-American pilots and bombardiers who played a large part in the Allied victory in WWII--and maybe the eventual integration of the American Armed Forces?
Also, are any of these courageous men still alive?
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Post by mattgarth on Jul 29, 2018 22:57:17 GMT
The 1995 HBO TV Movie THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN with Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr, and Andre Braugher deals with their WW2 heroic exploits.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jul 29, 2018 23:47:40 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jul 29, 2018 23:52:08 GMT
... are any of these courageous men still alive? This site might answer that question or give an address to contact tuskegeeairmen.org/ |
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Post by politicidal on Jul 29, 2018 23:52:24 GMT
Most recently, RED TAILS (2012) which George Lucas produced. Schmaltzy to the point you think it's a stealth parody of WW2 movies, but the flying scenes and action is great.
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Post by london777 on Jul 30, 2018 1:03:16 GMT
They also get a mention in Flight (2012) dir: Robert Zemeckis. The protagonist, Denzel Washington, is a drug-addicted airline pilot who is all too conscious of disgracing the memory of his heroic Redtail father.
Only one scene, but it was the first I had heard of them. I had to Wiki to check that it was not a fictional reference.
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Post by london777 on Jul 30, 2018 1:06:31 GMT
Most recently, RED TAILS (2012) which George Lucas produced. Schmaltzy to the point you think it's a stealth parody of WW2 movies, but the flying scenes and action is great. Sympathetic as I was to the subject, I gave up after 15 minutes of saccharine sentimentality and ponderous moralizing. |
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