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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
“Heart-Warming Romance . . . Ripped from the Heart!”
6.7 / 10• 1944• 2h 18m•NR• English
WarDrama
Storyline
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Cast & Crew

Van Johnson
Ted Lawson
Lead
Robert Walker
David Thatcher

Spencer Tracy
Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle

Tim Murdock
Dean Davenport

Don DeFore
Charles McClure
HG
Herbert Gunn
Bob Clever

Phyllis Thaxter
Ellen Lawson

Stephen McNally
'Doc' White
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mervyn LeRoy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”











