Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Mervyn LeRoy, 1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Ted W. Lawson, 1943
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo is a movie directed by Mervyn LeRoy in 1944 and based on the book of the same name by Ted W. Lawson, first published in 1943. The movie features Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, Robert Walker, Tim Murdock, Don DeFore, Herbert Gunn, and others.
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Storyline
Following the destructive Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and a series of setbacks for the United States, Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle formulates a bold plan for a daring raid to strike at the core of Japan. A squadron of American planes embarks on a perilous journey across the Pacific Ocean to deliver a deadly payload.
Movie vs Book
Year
1944
Minutes
138
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Country: USA
Year: 1944
Length: 2h18m
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Year
1943
Pages
304
Book Rate
8.30
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Book
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Author: Ted W. Lawson
Country: USA
First published in: 1943
Length: 304 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
Book series: U.S. Landmark Books
User polls & recommendations
“To adapt a book successfully, you must be able to betray it. It's difficult to work on that.”
OLIVIER MASSET-DEPASSE (Filmmaker)
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