Stars: Errol Flynn,
Warner Anderson, JamesBrown, Henry Hull,
William Prince, George Tobias
Director: Raoul Walsh
"A Harrowing
Pace. A Wealth
Of Interesting
Military Detail. One
Thrilling Scene
After Another." -The Movie
Guide
Mission accomplished! Errol Flynn, who brought boyish
bravadoto The Adventures of Robin Hood, Dodge City, Gentlemen
Jim andother screen yarns, turns ina mature, acclaimed performanceas theleader ofa paratrooper patrol strandedin Burma. It's "one of thefew features of which I am proud." Flynn
later said.
There's reasonfor pride. "This isone of thefinest World War II films made during thewar," The Movie Guide says. "One of
thebest war movies," Guidefor theFilm Fanatic's
Danny Peary wrote, "and among thegrimmest." Raoul Walsh directs thehard-hitting action, shotin rugged California locations so similarto Burma that veterans of that campaign
refusedto believe thecrew hadn’t somehow sneaked into Asia.
Format: Full
Screen
Special Features:
2 Classic Warner Brothers Wartime Shorts; 1941's The
Tanks Are Coming (with George Tobias, Richard Travis
and Gig Young) and 1943's The Rear Gunner
(with Burgess Meredith and Ronald Reagan),
Raoul Walsh Profile,Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menus, Scene Selections
Languages: English (Dolby
Digital Mono)
Subtitles: English,
French, Spanish
Sides: 1
Layers: Dual
Running Time: 142 minutes
Rated: Not
Rated
Company:
Warner Bros.
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