In which 2001 movie did Alec Baldwin play the character Jimmy Doolittle?

Alec Baldwin played Jimmy Doolittle in the 2001 movie Pearl Harbor. The character is based on the real U.S. Army Air Forces officer who led the famous Doolittle Raid.

Pearl Harbor is a romantic war drama directed by Michael Bay. Although its central love triangle and many character details are fictionalized, the film uses the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent Doolittle Raid as major historical events in its story. Baldwin appears as Major Jimmy Doolittle, who is later promoted to lieutenant colonel.

The Doolittle Raid took place on April 18, 1942, when 16 B-25 bombers launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet to attack targets in Japan. The movie dramatizes the operation heavily, so viewers should distinguish Baldwin’s role in the film from the historical record. The film was released on May 25, 2001, and won an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing.