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Mission Over Korea

1953 Directed by Fred F. Sears

NO GUNS...JUST GUTS!

A rookie pilot in the Korean War wants to avenge his brother's death.

John Hodiak Maureen O'Sullivan John Derek Audrey Totter Harvey Lembeck Richard Erdman Todd Karns William Chun Dabbs Greer Sumner Williams

Director

Writers

Jesse Lasky Jr. Martin Goldsmith Eugene Ling Richard Tregaskis

Studios

Columbia Pictures Robert Cohn Productions

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Theatrical

01 Aug 1953

USA

USA

01 Aug 1953

Theatrical

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Review by theironcupcake ★½

"For everyone that goes, the burden increases for those who stay."
It's understandable why the Korean War drama Mission Over Korea has essentially been lost to the mists of time: its production feels as bland and robotic as a educational film for military training and if you're a John Hodiak fan, as I am, his US Army pilot character's arc ends up being extremely disappointing. There's one moving moment, though, in a two-minute scene featuring a nurse (Audrey Totter) describing the pains of serving in the armed forces to a fellow flier (John Derek) who is mourning a personal loss:
"Sometimes I get so sick and tired of the cheap little games we play. Nothing's real. We're always pretending. I…