Flat Top (1952) |
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| Director(s) | Lesley Selander |
| Producer(s) | Walter Mirisch |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, War |
Featured Cast of Flat Top See More »
Sterling Hayden
(as Cmdr. Dan Collier)
Richard Carlson
(as Lt.)
John Bromfield
(as Ens. Snakehips McKay)
William Schallert
(as Ens. Longfellow)
Todd Karns
(as Judge)
Phyllis Coates
(as Dorothy Collier)
James Best
(as Radio Operator)
William Forrest
(as Barney's Dad)
Flat Top Overview:
Flat Top (1952) was a War - Drama Film directed by Lesley Selander and produced by Walter Mirisch.
Academy Awards 1952 --- Ceremony Number 25 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Film Editing | William Austin | Nominated |
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The film's title "Flat Top" is an informal term for an aircraft carrier as they have a long flat-top deck design for the enabling of aircraft to take-off and land. It is on one that most of this film is predominantly set.
'The Los Angeles Times' announced in July 1951 that this movie was going to be filmed in Canada. The picture did not end up shooting in Canada.
This film utilized actual newsreel footage edited into the movie.
The film utilized real color aerial combat footage.
According to "Daily Variety" in July 1953, this film was called "Eagles of the Fleet" in the UK, as "Flat Top" was an American term for aircraft carriers that was not well known in the UK.