Director Nicholas. Ray. Background during World War II in 1942, the United States and Japan were engaged in a life-and-death struggle in the Guadalcanal Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Navy Air Operations Black Cat Squadron was ordered to support. Squadron leader Kirby (John Wayne) has just assumed his post, demanding strict discipline, but the pilot has been alienated from him. CEO Carl Geffen (Robert Ryan) is easygoing and emotional. He also criticized the squadron leader's uncompromising attitude, believing that pilots should be given some freedom at the risk of life and death. The squadron leader did not care as long as they adapted to the fighting life to avoid death. In fact, he was not an emotionless person. Every time his subordinates were killed or injured, he wrote to his family to express condolences and share the pain. With the Japanese counterattack, the navy and air force of the two sides fought fiercely in the Pacific Ocean, everyone realized that the squadron leader actually loved life, and the chief executive also put aside past grievances and worked hard for the national task at a critical moment, and finally won. This film is about a squadron leader who is cold on the outside but loves his subordinates and life on the inside. the successful performance of the actors adds a lot of color to the film, and there is also a wisp of warmth behind the cold war.
6.5
