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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Pilots in Pyjamas (Part Four: Phantoms and the Thunderchiefs) |
| Production Date | 1969 |
| Country of Production | GDR (German Democratic Republic) |
| Duration | 01:25:19 |
| Production Company | DEFA |
| Film Subject Era | 1954-1975 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Summary | Fourth and final part of a series investigating the capture of American pilots shot down over North Vietnam. [WARNING: includes brief scenes of dead bodies.] |
| Subjects | Vietnam War (1955-1975); Vietnamese; Children; American army; Air force; Prisoners of war; Military aircraft; Anti-aircraft weapons; Korean War (1950-1953); Awards; Religion; Soldiers; Air raids; Communism; Tanks; Injuries and wounds; Imperialism; Demonstrations; Peace movements; Wars |
| Director | Heynowski, Walter; Scheumann, Gerhard |
| Cast |
Interviewee: Risner, James Robinson, Alvarez, Everett, Jr., Thorsness, Leo K., Hubbard, Edward L. Narrator: Mullis, Billy, Friedman, Searle |
| Contributors |
Photography: Billhardt, Thomas, Donth, Horst Editor: Prokop, Gert, Petersen, Peter Music: Bredemeyer, Reiner Sound: Mittag, Hans-Jürgen Production Manager: Martsch, Walter, Stoff, Jochen |
| People | Risner, James Robinson (1925-2013); Kasler, James H. (1926-2014); Alvarez, Everett , Jr. (1937-); Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973); Eichmann, Adolf (1906-1962); Thorsness, Leo K. (1932-2017); Hubbard, Edward L. (1938-) |
| Places | Vietnam; Da Nang (Danang); Hanoi; North Vietnam; South Vietnam |
| Fiction/Non Fiction | Non Fiction |
| Sound | Sound |
| Colour Format | Black and White |
| Film Format | 16mm Comb B/W pos |
| Language | English (Narrator) |
| Module | Wars & Revolutions |
| BFI Identifier | N-507225 |
| Copyright | The British Film Institute |