Mark Robson's vivid fact-based depiction of the US Navy's air support of ground troops during the Korean War stars William Holden as Lt Harry Brubaker, a Second World War pilot recalled from civilian life to serve in Korea. He's far from happy to be dragged from blissful domestic stability but dutifully follows orders to participate in a risky bombing raid on a series of bridges that are essential to North Korean supply lines. The Navy gave Robson access to film many of the ship and plane sequences, but the action is also backed up by convincing special effects, for which the movie won an Oscar.