Editing War film (section)

=== Military–film industry relations ===
{{See also|Military-entertainment complex}}
[[File:Colonel Frank Capra (right) of the US Army Signal Corps confers with Captain Roy Boulting of the British Army Film Unit on the editing of the film 'Tunisian Victory' in February 1944. D18377.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8 |Colonel [[Frank Capra]] (right) of the [[US Army Signal Corps]] confers with Captain [[Roy Boulting]] of the British Army Film Unit on the editing of the film ''[[Tunisian Victory]]'' in February 1944]]

Many war films have been produced with the cooperation of a nation's military forces. Since the Second World War, the [[United States Navy]] has provided ships and technical guidance for films such as ''[[Top Gun]]''. The [[U.S. Air Force]] assisted with ''[[The Big Lift]]'', ''[[Strategic Air Command (film)|Strategic Air Command]]'' and ''[[A Gathering of Eagles]]'', which were filmed on Air Force bases; Air Force personnel appeared in many roles.{{sfn|Suid|2002|pp=161–209}} Critics have argued that the film ''Pearl Harbor''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s US-biased portrayal of events is a compensation for technical assistance received from the US armed forces, noting that the premiere was held on board a U.S. Navy carrier.{{sfn|Rayner|2007|pp=1–2}} In another case, the U.S. Navy objected to elements of ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'', especially mutiny on board an American naval vessel, so the film was produced without their assistance.{{sfn|Suid|2002|p=609}} The film historian Jonathan Rayner observes that such films "have also clearly been intended to serve vital propagandist, recruitment and public relations functions".{{sfn|Rayner|2007|pp=1–2}}