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Fighter Squadron

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5.7/10 • 11

1948-11-271h 36m

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If it had wings, they'd fly it! If it had skirts they'd fight for it!

During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.

Directors
Raoul Walsh
Writters
Martin Rackin
Editors
Christian Nyby

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  1. Edmond O'Brien

    Edmond O'Brien

    Maj. Ed Hardin

  2. Robert Stack

    Robert Stack

    Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton

  3. John Rodney

    John Rodney

    Col. William 'Bill' Brickley

  4. Tom D'Andrea

    Tom D'Andrea

    M / Sgt. James F. Dolan

  5. Henry Hull

    Henry Hull

    Brig. Gen. Mike McCready

  6. James Holden

    James Holden

    Lt. Tennessee Atkins

  7. Walter Reed

    Walter Reed

    Capt. Duke Chappell

  8. Shepperd Strudwick

    Shepperd Strudwick

    Brig. Gen. Mel Gilbert

  9. Arthur Space

    Arthur Space

    Maj. Sanford

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CinemaSerf

Nov 27, 2023

6/10

Henry Hull ("Gen. McCready") is determined to find new ways to attack the Nazi air bases and support the impending D-Day landings, but is fresh out of ideas. One of his squadron commanders "Brick" (John Rodney) has some plans, though - but that necessitates the promotion of "Ed" (Edmond O'Brien) into a job that most think him unsuited for. He's an undisciplined character who thinks the rules are for someone else. Can he mend his ways and take charge of his squadron at this crucial time of the war? There's plenty of internal squabbling, rivalries, soul-searching, sabre-rattling and a slew of black cats - but, essentially this is really a post-war feel-good feature for domestic audiences with little actual jeopardy to what limited plot there is. It features plenty of exciting airborne actuality to keep it moving and the last fifteen minutes make the rest of this plodding wartime drama worth watching. It's curious that there are no women here at all to temper the testosterone!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
fighter pilot