# Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

> A meticulous wartime aviation drama follows Colonel Jimmy Doolittle and his bomber crews as they prepare an unprecedented carrier-launched strike against Japan.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11324

## Facts

- Runtime: 138 min
- Genres: War, Drama
- Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- Cast: Van Johnson, Robert Walker, Spencer Tracy, Tim Murdock, Don DeFore, Herbert Gunn, Phyllis Thaxter, Stephen McNally
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037366/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: patriotic, earnest, tense, classic film night, wartime history viewing

## Synopsis

A daring mission to strike back at the heart of Japan unfolds in the skies above the Pacific.

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