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The Bloody Hundredth

The Bloody Hundredth

War · Documentary · History · 2024

Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.

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The Bloody Hundredth

“The true story of the men who inspired Masters of the Air.”

2024 War · Documentary · History 1h 3m

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7.2 / 10

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Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.

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Directed by

Mark Herzog · Laurent Bouzereau

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self - Narrator (voice)

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self - Filmmaker

James Stewart

James Stewart

Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)

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John 'Lucky' Luckadoo

Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group

R

Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal

Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group (archive footage)

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John A. Clark

Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group

H

Harry Crosby

Self - Navigator, 100th Bomb Group (archive footage)

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The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.