The Dawn Patrol (1938)

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(3419)

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, War
Release: 1938-12-24
Director: Edmund Goulding (1891–1959)
Writers: Seton I. Miller , Dan Totheroh , John Monk Saunders
Language: English | German
Stars: Errol Flynn , Basil Rathbone , David Niven (I) (1910–1983) , Donald Crisp (I) (1882–1974) , Melville Cooper , Barry Fitzgerald (I) (1888–1961) , Carl Esmond , Peter Willes , Morton Lowry (I) (1914–1987) , Michael Brooke
Runtime: 103 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Totsugeki bakugeki-tai (Japan) , A hajnali őrjárat (Hungary) , Lentoeskaaderin hyökkäys (Finland) , El escuadrón de la muerte (Mexico) , A Patrulha da Alvorada (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Patrula din zori (Romania) , La patrulla del amanecer (Spain) , Lentolaivueen hyökkäys (Finland) , The Dawn Patrol (United Kingdom) , Nattens patrulje (Denmark) , Patrulla del amanecer (Venezuela) , Утренний патруль , La patrouille de l'aube (Canada) , Aeromahiai tou dytikou metopou, Ai (Greece) , Poslednja zapovest , La escuadrilla de la aurora (Argentina) , Патрул на зазоряване (Bulgaria) , Patrulha da Madrugada (Brazil) , Nattens eskader (Sweden) , The Dawn Patrol (United States of America) , The Dawn Patrol (Canada) , La patrouille de l'aube (France, French Republic) , The Dawn Patrol , Missione all'alba (Italy) , Patrol o świcie (Poland) , Apostoli thanatou (Greece)
Plot: In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason. Insubordinate air ace Captain Courtney is another thorn in Brand's side...but finds the smile wiped from his face when he rises to command the squadron himself. Everyone keeps a stiff upper lip.
IMDB:tt0030044