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Director:
Writers:
Kenneth Gamet (screenplay) &
Barry Trivers (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 October 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
NUNCA COMO HASTA AHORA SE FILMO LA GUERRA EL EL AIRE TAN CRUENTA, TAN REAL, TAN VIOLENTA! (original Argentine poster - all caps) more
Plot:
The Flying Tigers are a band of American Mercenaries called upon by China to help fight the Japanese two years before Pearl Harbour full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. more
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P-40 replicas used in the film. more (29 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Wayne ... Capt. Jim Gordon
John Carroll ... Woodrow 'Woody' Jason
Anna Lee ... Brooke Elliott
Paul Kelly ... Hap Smith - Pilot
Gordon Jones ... 'Alabama' Smith
Mae Clarke ... Verna Bales
Addison Richards ... Col. R.T. Lindsay
Edmund MacDonald ... 'Blackie' Bales - Pilot
Bill Shirley ... Dale
Tom Neal ... Reardon - Pilot
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart ... McCurdy - Pilot (as Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart)
David Bruce ... Lt. Barton - Pilot
Chester Gan ... Mike - Mechanic
Jimmie Dodd ... 'Mac' McIntosh - Pilot (as James Dodd)
Gregg Barton ... 'Tex' Norton - Pilot
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #8468) | UK:PG

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Trivia:
Howard Lydecker and Theodore Lydecker, Republic Pictures' special effects wizards, shot all outdoor effects shots around Santa Fe, New Mexico, in order to take advantage of the impressive cloud formations. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Capt. Jim Gordon releases the three containers of nitroglycerin (over the bridge) he looks back into the cargo area of the plane and we see all three of them release simultaneously. Then we cut to the right side of the cargo plane and we see them drop through the bottom of the aircraft one after the other. more
Quotes:
Jim Gordon: [referring to the flight of replacement pilots] Any word on that flight yet?
Rangoon hotel clerk: Yes sir, it was attacked and fired on by Japanese aircraft. She's coming in on one wing and a prayer.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Raggedy Man (1981) more
Soundtrack:
Battle Hymn of the Republic more

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P-40 replicas used in the film., 15 October 2004
Author: gdubick from Denton, Texas

Being born in 1939 I grew up watching all the John Wayne movies and remember quite well the impact this film had on me and eventually my chosen profession as a pilot. The question that always comes to mind whenever I see the film is; Who built the P-40 Warhawk replicas used in the movie? I assume Curtis-Wright had a hand in it as they are mentioned in the credits. The replicas were done fairly accurately and obviously had an engine and propeller with enough power to taxi. This also means that they had a steerable tailwheel and main landing gear brakes for stopping etc. Noticeable though is that while taxiing you do not see flight control surface movement especially in the rudder which would move with the tailwheel. No aileron movement is observed either, which you would see during taxi over rough ground and the pilot's hand holding the control stick naturally would transmit some vibration to the ailerons. The most obvious difference from the true P-40 is in the area of the canopy and windshield construction, kind of close but not convincing when the actual footage of aircraft taking off shows the true configuration and size of the aircraft. The film is not "TOP GUN" but is always a nice nostalgic event for this old retired pilot.

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