The Rear Gunner

5.8
194326m

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.

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Photo of Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Pvt. L.A. Pee Wee Williams

Photo of Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Instructor Sargeant

Photo of Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Commanding Officer

Photo of Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Narrator (voice)

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