The Rear Gunner
1943, English. Directed by Ray Enright.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 10 April 1943
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Edwin Gilbert
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The Rear Gunner isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 April 1943. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Rear Gunner?
The Rear Gunner (1943) was directed by Ray Enright and stars Burgess Meredith, Ronald Reagan, Tom Neal.