Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircraft carriers built since Pearl Harbor, known as THE FIGHTING LADY in honor of all American carriers, as it goes into action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean in 1943. See the ship and its pilots undergo their baptism of fire, attacking the Japanese base on Marcus Island.

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Title: The Fighting Lady
Imdb rate: 7.2
Imdb votes: 461
Year: 1944
Language: English
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Country: United States
Director: Edward Steichen, William Wyler
Writers: John S. Martin, Eugene Ling
Actors:
Robert Taylor
Charles Boyer
Joseph J. Clark

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins total