Thank you Olive Films. When the Nazis shoot down a British bomber, its crew seek help from the Dutch underground. Accompanied by many of the Dutch, the disguised airmen, led by the pilots (Hugh Burden and Eric Portman), bicycle through the countryside to a football match where they are passed along to the local burgomaster (Burgemeester in Dutch, Hay Petrie). This is a great restoration of this Powell and Pressburger film. FINALLY...A great early Powell Pressburger gets a release that looks and sounds great! "A Viewer's Guide to Aviation Movies". Hardwick, Jack and Ed Schnepf. I had purchased the Alpha version perhaps about three years ago and it was OK. Now that I watch it in this Blu-ray Olive film edition, I noticed how much of the audio is clearer, not to mention the video. Film ... One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Michael Powell (1942) 102min. Because Corbett cannot be moved, they simply tow the buoy back to England. "3 Stars" is the average - 1 or Zero for print-quality and I can't recommend spending a DIME on such a poor print; and '5" for the movie's tale, acting and directing. Absence of blind gung-hoism, it remains a great story of people struggling for their freedom in the worst of times, and I think it is a pity that this film has not received the treatment of other Powell and Pressburger films. [2] Although the screenplay was not completely developed by the time of production, Powell considered it "half-finished ... it remained (that way) for most of the production. I have NEVER bought a movie or TV series with such a watermark advertisement like you see on cable channels - at least they are usually fairly small and unintrusive - this one is huge and totally detracts from the picture . Burgomeister's wife I should say, this is an American import, & as such, unless you possess a multi-region DVD/Blu ray player, it won't work. [7], To maintain an aura of authenticity, actual RAF bombers on "ops" (operations) were filmed but the aerial scene of the bombing of Stuttgart was created using a large-scale model at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith. This is clarified in the product information, so do be aware. Stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eddie Redmayne share their 5 reasons not to miss The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix. [16] The episode Sons of the Sea also contains numerous elements from this film. While celebrating the heroics of the Dutch Resistance and the British soldiers, the film avoids the usual cliches often associated with these kind of films. One of our Aircraft is Missing was an official Propaganda film, created on behalf of the Ministry of Information, made and released in 1942. During a raid on Germany a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. The Dutch were often shot when they were found out. Olive films did a great job in this restoration; it can be compared to the restorations done by Criterion. A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. The Wild Heart / Gone to Earth (Special Edition), A Matter of Life and Death (The Criterion Collection), The Small Back Room (The Criterion Collection), The Tales of Hoffmann (The Criterion Collection). Torrin, is told in flashbacks by survivors as they cling to a life raft. A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine. One (or often more) of our aircraft Is missing." In spite the fact that this film is in desperate need for restoration, the images and the audio are good enough to enjoy the story. Nevertheless, they reach the North Sea. As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on Britain in 1943, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol. With help from the Ministry of Information, permission to use these platforms was obtained. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2019. I didn't see the ALPHA STUDIOS flag on the cover and, upon receipt, there it was - and in this case, again an absolute guarantee of a horrid public-domain print, so washed out that many facial expressions blend into white or light backgrounds. It was the fourth collaboration between the British writer-director-producer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the first film they made under the banner of The Archers. With Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams, Bernard Miles. Unable to add item to List. Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers. Although, for me, the film is not in the same league as their later masterworks (Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes, Colonel Blimp, etc), particularly from a visual perspective, it is still an absorbing work, featuring some spectacular black-and-white photography (particularly the air- and sea-borne footage) by Ronald Neame, and including a witty and perceptive script from the duo (for which they received an Oscar nomination - incredibly the only Oscar nomination that Powell ever received). U Certificate ... Radio Times Puzzles. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Aircraft designer/patriot R. J. Mitchell, alarmed at growing German militarism, works to perfect a defense against the German Messerschmidt at the cost of his health. Following in the wake of the previous year's highly acclaimed 49th Parallel, this 1942 follow-up wartime tale by master film-makers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (The Archers) is another engaging (and rather original) piece of story-telling. A poster for the film is on display at the cinema. This is the story of one such bomber crew who were shot down, and the brave Dutch patriots who helped them home. David Lean movies: All 16 films ranked worst to best, Criterion Collection: Tunes of Glory (1960) | Blu-Ray Review, David Lean movies: All 16 films, ranked worst to best, include ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ ‘Bridge on the River Kwai,’ ‘Doctor Zhivago’, Sir George Corbett - Rear Gunner in B for Bertie, Tom Earnshaw - Second Pilot in B for Bertie, Sgt Geoff Hickman - Front Gunner in B for Bertie, John Glyn Haggard - Pilot in B for Bertie, Bob Ashley - Radio Operator in B for Bertie, My Three Sons: One of Our Moose Is Missing.