Product Details

• Actors: Rock Hudson, Rod Taylor, Mary Peach, Barry Sullivan, Kevin McCarthy
• Directors: Delbert Mann
• Writers: Sy Bartlett, Robert Pirosh
• Producers: Sy Bartlett
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios Ho
• VHS Release Date: November 3, 1998
• Run Time: 115 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305222711
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,125 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a former BUFF crewmember and this is one of my favs!, February 23, 2005

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Richard M. Cole "Former CROW" (Fairfax, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Gathering of Eagles [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this film as a kid, growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, and it was the reason I decided then that I wanted to join the Air Force when I grew up. I served some time with a Titan II wing at Little Rock AFB, AR, as an enlisted man, and after getting commissioned, attending navigator and electronic warfare officer school, became a crew member on B-52Gs -- the same type as those in the film -- at Barksdale AFB, LA. The romance between Mary Peach and Rock Hudson is a bit hokey, but the aerial work by Paul Mantz and the minimum interval takeoff launch of B-52s during the ORI is GREAT. This film is extremely accurate, both for the missileers and the fly guys. It captures very well the look, the spirit, and the procedures of the real SAC. Kinda makes you nostalgic for those old 1505s (khaki uniforms), too!
Dick Cole, Major, USAF (Ret.), former B-52G instructor electronic warfare officer.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A retired Air Force veteran's approval..., October 23, 2004

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Sheryl Rentschler "Sherry" (Mint Hill, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Gathering of Eagles [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My father flew with SAC and experienced the ORI -- many times I watched this movie with him. And now I am retired Air Force.

This goes down as one of the all time great Air Force flicks. It's a little over dramatic but highlights problems in personnel and readiness which were accurately displayed, as well as the importance of to-the-moment readiness our military has maintained - and continues to maintain.

This is one of the golden classics and is a must see for anyone curious about Strategic Air Command then, and how we got to be where we are now.

Now when does it come out on DVD? I think extras about SAC and 8th Air Force would be wonderful.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This was the real Strategic Air Command, September 26, 2003

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"rick55fl" (Brandon, Fl) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Gathering of Eagles [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this movie three times: once as a child, the other in High School, and finally while I was on active duty at Wurtsmith AFB, MI., in 1981. Throw out the romance portion of the film, and one sees the Strategic Air Command (SAC) as it was during the Cold War era. I had arrived to Wurtsmith as the Wing/Base Level Data Automation Officer after serving three years in SAC Headquarters. Going through two Operational Readiness Inspections (ORI) in a ten month period -- the 379th BMW and my orginazation did well in both -- I saw what the real Air Force was like. The IG came unexpectedly and without notice. This film is pretty much acurate on how a base prepares for a contingency. When a Wing fails an inspection, the Wing Commander and pretty much all, or most his directors (thus the title "A Gathering of Eagles") are fired on the spot. Colonels with aspirations of making General are now forced to end there careers early. This is a must see film for military history buffs and those novices who are curious about the United States Air Force.