1943
5.2 (4 votes)
0h 26m
Genres
Drama
War
Production Companies
U.S. Army Air Forces
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Rear Gunner
Overview
Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown shooting skills into those necessary to an aerial gunner in the tail turret of an American bomber. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
Key Crew
Director: Ray Enright
Writer: Edwin Gilbert
Producer: Gordon Hollingshead
Director of Photography: James Van Trees, Ted D. McCord
