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The Bloody Hundredth

The Bloody Hundredth

The true story of the men who inspired Masters of the Air.

2024•1h 3m•7.1/10
WarDocumentaryHistory

Ratings

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7.1/10(48)

Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.

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Production

Playtone, Amblin Television, Herzog & Company

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self - Narrator (voice)

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self - Filmmaker

James Stewart

James Stewart

Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)

John 'Lucky' Luckadoo

Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group

Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal

Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group (archive footage)

John A. Clark

Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group

Harry Crosby

Self - Navigator, 100th Bomb Group (archive footage)

Joseph Armanini

Self - Bombardier, 100th Bomb Group

Frank Murphy

Self - Navigator, 100th Bomb Group

Owen 'Cowboy' Roane

Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group

Donald L. Miller

Self - Author, Masters of the Air

Seth Paridon

Self - Historian, Mississippi Armed Forces Museum

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self - United States President (archive footage)

Bruce Alshouse

Self - Tail Gunner, 100th Bomb Group

Robert Wolff

Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group

Gene Bankston

Self - Togglier, 100th Bomb Group (archive footage)

Thomas Jeffrey

Self - Commander, 100th Bomb Group, May 1955-February 1945

Dr. Conrad C. Crane

Self - SSI Senior Historian, US Army War College

Gen. (Ret.) Curtis Lemay

Self - Cmdr., 3rd Bombardment Division (voice) (archive sound)

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ira Eaker

Self - Commander., 8th Air Force, 1942-1944 (archive footage)

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