Fortress (2011 film)
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| Directed by | Michael R. Phillips |
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| Screenplay by | Adam Klein |
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| Music by | Christopher Ward |
| Cinematography | Jason Newfield |
| Edited by | Paul Kavadias |
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| Distributed by | Bayou Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,200,000 |
Fortress (aka Flying Fortress) is a 2012 war film directed by Michael R. Phillips and stars Bug Hall, Donnie Jeffcoat, Sean McGowan and Joseph Williamson. The film was released by Bayou Pictures and although initially intended for wider release, was a direct-to-video release on July 31, 2012 made by Monarch Video. Fortress takes its name from the iconic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress World War II bomber that is the centerpiece of the aerial battle in Europe.
Fortress follows the crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, named Lucky Lass and its crew as they fly in the campaign against Italy during World War II. The opening title sequence in Fortress provides an background on the Mediterranean Theater of Operations and a plan to strike the Italian capitol of Rome on July 19, 1943.
The B-17F Lucky Lass, part of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) 99th Bombardment Group (Heavy) (the "Diamondbacks") from the 12th Air Force is stationed at Navrin, Algeria in 1943. During a raid on Gerbini, Italy, with her Irish-American crew, the Lucky Lass is heavily damaged and the (pilot "Pops" (Jamie Martz), and both waist gunners, Jake (Anthony Ocasio) and Joe (Steve Holm) are killed.
Five days later, replacements arrive in the form of Co-pilot Michael Schmidt (Bug Hall) and two new waist gunners: Tom (Jeremy Ray Valdez) and Oliver (Tony Elias). On their walk-around of the North African base, the replacements are introduced to the alcohol still flight engineer Burt (Chris Owen) has put together from bomber parts, to make moonshine from the ethanol blended aviation fuel. With new crew members now available, crew chief Caparelli (Howard Gibson) is pressured to clear their aircraft to fly (which he does). The crew throws a party to celebrate, where they find out Michael does not drink, upsetting everybody but Wally (Donnie Jeffcoat), now the pilot and aircraft commander), who gives the new young pilot advice on fitting in with the tightly-knit crew.
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