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The War Lover
“The men of the flying forts whose bravery became a legend”
60%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
The War Lover (1962) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The War Lover (1962) — a movie tagged as Drama, War, and Adventure with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect of his personality only because they know he always brings them back alive. Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The War Lover 60% (35 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
60%
from 35 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect of his personality only because they know he always brings them back alive.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1962-10-25
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 55305
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Where can I watch The War Lover (1962)?
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Is there an official trailer for The War Lover?
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What is The War Lover about?
Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The War Lover?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The War Lover?
The official runtime for The War Lover is approximately 105 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Steve McQueen
Capt. Buzz Rickson
Robert Wagner
1st Lt. Ed Bolland
Shirley Anne Field
Daphne Caldwell
Gary Cockrell
2nd Lt. Marty Lynch
Michael Crawford
Sgt. Junior Sailen
Burt Kwouk
Air Crewman
Bill Edwards
Brindt: Crew of 'The Body'
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Chuck Julian
Lamb: Crew of 'The Body'
Robert Easton
Handown: Crew of 'The Body'
Al Waxman
Prien: Crew of 'The Body'
Tom Busby
Farr: Crew of 'The Body'
- G
George Sperdakos
Bragliani: Crew of 'The Body'
- B
Bob Kanter
Haverstraw: Crew of 'The Body'
Jerry Stovin
Emmet
Ed Bishop
Vogt
Richard Leech
Murika
Bernard Braden
Randall
- S
Sean Kelly
Woodman
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