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Mission Over Korea is a 1953 American war film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Fred F. Sears, from a story by former war correspondent Richard Tregaskis, author of Guadalcanal Diary. The film stars John Hodiak, John Derek, Audrey Totter and Maureen O'Sullivan .
Mission Over Korea: Directed by Fred F. Sears. With John Hodiak, John Derek, Audrey Totter, Maureen O'Sullivan. In the early days of the Korean War, a commanding officer tries to rein in a headstrong rookie pilot determined to avenge his brother's death.
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- Drama, War
- Fred F. Sears
- 1953-08
In 1950 at the start of the Korean War, American Army pilot Capt. George Slocum (John Hodiak) is recalled to base. George arrives with brash young pilot Pete Barker (John Derek), the brother of...
- War
- Fred F. Sears
- Dennis Schwartz
- John Hodiak, John Derek, Maureen O'sullivan
Shot in early to mid February 1953, as the three year old conflict in Korea was winding down (at a final cost of more than 36,000 American lives), Mission Over Korea originated with a script cobbled together by Martin Goldsmith, Jesse Lasky, Jr. and Eugene Ling from a story by war correspondent turned Hollywood scribe Richard Tregaskis, author ...
- Fred F. Sears, James Nicholson
- John Hodiak
Directed by: Fred F. Sears. In the early days of the Korean War, a commanding officer tries to rein in a headstrong rookie pilot determined to avenge his brother's death.
- Fred F. Sears
- January 1, 1953
- John Hodiak
Mission Over Korea is a 1953 American war film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Fred F. Sears, as his first feature-length film, from a story by former war correspondent Richard Tregaskis, author of Guadalcanal Diary. The film stars John Hodiak, John Derek, Audrey Totter and Maureen O'Sullivan.
In June 1950, while stationed at Kimpo, South Korea, Captain George Slocum (John Hodiak) finds out from his friend, Lieutenant Jerry Barker (Todd Karns), that he has to go to Japan. At the airport, he meets Barker’s younger brother, Pete (John Derek), who takes up a Stinson L-5 Sentinel liaison.
