Sa Dernière Mission (1953)

Appointment in London (known as Raiders in the Sky in the U.S.) is a 1953 British war film set during the Second World War and starring Dirk Bogarde. The film was directed by Philip Leacock and based on a story by John Wooldridge, who as an RAF bomber pilot flew 108 operational sorties over Europe. Wooldridge, who after the war established himself as a successful film composer before being killed in a car accident in 1958, also wrote the film score and participated in writing the screenplay.

Appointment in London is set in an RAF Bomber Command squadron during 1943 and tells of a wing commander's attempt to finish his third and final tour of 30 operations. A sub-plot involves his relationship with a widowed wren in whom an American observer attached to his base is also interested.

Synopsis

En 1943, Tim Mason, commandant dans la Royal Air Force, est un aviateur hors pair. Il tient à le démontrer une fois encore avant de perdre son temps dans le bureau d'une quelconque administration. Tim s'est fixé comme objectif d'effectuer plus de 90 raids de bombardement sur l'Allemagne. Pour atteindre ce but, il devra prendre plus de risques qu'il n'en a jamais pris dans sa brillante carrière...

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