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The Rear Gunner

Genres

Drama , War

Duration

26 min

Director

Ray Enright

Rating

5.2

Release Date

April 9, 1943

The Rear Gunner

Original title: The Rear Gunner

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Synopsis

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.