The Fighting Lady (1944)
• December 21st, 1944 • 1h 1min
War, Documentary
Overview
Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircraft carriers built since Pearl Harbor, known as THE FIGHTING LADY in honor of all American carriers, as it goes into action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean in 1943. See the ship and its pilots undergo their baptism of fire, attacking the Japanese base on Marcus Island. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Town
Released on: 1944-01-01
Documentary
The Town was a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1945. It presents ...
Sikkim
Released on: 1971-04-01
Documentary
Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he...
The Sun's Gonna Shine
Released on: 1969-01-02
Documentary, Music
A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start s...
The Cardinal
Released on: 1963-12-12
Drama, History, War
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he ...
M*A*S*H
Released on: 1970-02-18
Comedy, Drama, War
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of t...
Primary
Released on: 1960-11-08
Documentary
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphre...
Appointment in Tokyo
Released on: 1945-12-07
Documentary, War, History
Produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces an...
The Art Director
Released on: 1949-11-12
Documentary
A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This s...
California's Golden Beginning
Released on: 1948-01-01
Documentary
A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John ...
Marjoe
Released on: 1972-07-24
Documentary
Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "ch...
Food and Magic
Released on: 1943-11-18
War, Documentary, Fantasy
A sideshow barker uses magic and visual aids to alert the public that proper food management is both...
Story of G.I. Joe
Released on: 1945-07-13
Drama, War
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its wa...
Burden of Dreams
Released on: 1982-10-01
Documentary
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director We...
Hearts and Minds
Released on: 1974-12-20
Documentary, War
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War de...
Hoop Dreams
Released on: 1994-09-12
Documentary
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each wa...
Man Hunt
Released on: 1941-06-13
Thriller, War
Shortly before the start of WW2, renowned British big-game hunter Alan Thorndike, vacationing in Bav...
Wings
Released on: 1927-08-12
Drama, Action, War, Romance
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fig...
Showman
Released on: 1963-01-02
Documentary
Albert and David Maysles (Gimme Shelter) directed this 53-minute documentary about movie tycoon Jose...
Patton
Released on: 1970-01-25
War, Drama, History
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film...
Harlan County U.S.A.
Released on: 1977-01-23
Documentary
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Compan...