Film Features Newsmen on World War II Combat Gliders

New Film Features Famous Newsmen on World War II Combat Gliders
2006-06-05 18:01 (New York)


PITTSBURGH, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/05/06 -- Inecom
Entertainment
Company announced today that work has begun on "Silent Wings
- The
American Glider Pilots of World War II," its second feature
documentary by award winning producer Robert Child. Highlights
include interviews with legendary journalists Andy Rooney
and Walter
Cronkite, who flew into Holland with the 101st Airborne
Division in
1944.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, 6,000 daring Americans
responded to recruiting slogans like "You too can soar to
victory on Silent Wings" volunteering as pilots in the U.S.
Glider Corps. Planned for release this year, "Silent Wings"
showcases glider pilot veterans who share the emotional
stories of their do-or-die missions during World War
II.

According to one General, glider pilots were considered to
be, "the most uninhibited individuals ever to wear an
American uniform," they had no motors, no parachutes, and no
second chances. Once they released from the C-47 tow plane,
the glider pilot had one chance to guide the unarmed glider
and its cargo safely behind enemy lines.

From the early race to build gliders to the D-Day invasion
at Normandy to Germany's final surrender, "Silent Wings"
reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II
offensives. Through rare archival footage and photographs,
the film places the audience right at the center of the
action in the hazardous world of the American glider pilot.

Robert Child previously produced Inecom's "Lincoln and Lee
at Antietam - The Cost of Freedom," which received a
"Special Jury Award" at the 39th Annual WorldFest - Houston
Film Festival. His other films include "Gettysburg: Three
Days of Destiny" and "Gettysburg: The Boys in Blue and Gray."


Note to Media

For more information about "Silent Wings - The American
Glider Pilots of World War II" or to receive a free press
screening copy, press kit or product photographs for any of
Inecom Entertainment Company's films, contact Julie
Halapchuk at or
1.888.258.5164 or www.inecom.com.



Inecom Entertainment Company
150 Beta Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2932 USA

Phone 1.412.967.9210
USA/Canada 1.888.258.5164
Fax 1.412.967.2781

www.Inecom.com

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