The Rear Gunner

1943 • 0h 26m • Drama, War

6.4(7 votes)

Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown shooting skills into those necessary to an aerial gunner in the tail turret of an American bomber. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Director

Ray Enright

Writers

Edwin Gilbert

Status

Released