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May 8, 2022 · In World War II, American bomber pilots Capt. Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) and 1st Lt. Ed Boland (Robert Wagner) are stationed at a military base in England....
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The War Lover. 1962. 1 hr 45 mins. Drama, Action & Adventure. NR. Watchlist. John Hersey's novel of U.S. pilots in Britain during World War II. Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field ...
Jan 10, 2018 · This production of John Hersey's novel The War Lover is accomplished in all respects save one: lack of proper penetration into the character referred to by the title. The scenario seems reluctant ...
The War Lover is a 1962 British black-and-white war film directed by Philip Leacock and written by Howard Koch loosely based on the 1959 novel, The War Lover by John Hersey, altering the names of characters and events but retaining its basic framework. It stars Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field, Ed Bishop and features a young ...
May 13, 2003 · The War Lover simply tells the tale of two B-17 pilots in love with Daphne Caldwell (Shirley Anne Field) during the middle of WWII. To make things a little more complex (and of course a little more interesting), Capt Buzz Rickson (played by Steve McQueen) is a strong leader of his crew and the other pilot in love with Daphne is in his crew (Lt. Ed Bolland, played by Robert Wagner).
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Sep 13, 2017 · Written in 1959, The War Lover is one of the almost-forgotten great novels about World War II. Perhaps the thing that hurt the book’s reputation over the years is the rather poorly received 1962 movie very loosely based on the book—even though it starred Steve McQueen. Despite the movie, it is a book that deserves to be better remembered.
Steve McQueen fights his own private battle as a volatile "war lover" in this gripping story based on a novel by John Hersey. Stationed in England during World War II, Buzz Rickson (McQueen) is the bravest Air Force pilot in his squadron and the most reckless. His maniacal quest for thrills takes him to the brink of destruction during the B-17 bombing raids on Germany. But while Buzz's ...
